~ Bamboozled ~
Carving Date:1997 - Release Date: 6/1/1997
Artist: Peter Calvesbert
Made in England
About 2.5 inches long, 2 inches wide and 2.64 inches tall.
Peter was in a serious frame of mind contemplating
the near extinction of the Giant Panda making this piece’s
subject matter a very serious one.
The tombstone inside inscribed “1000 to Save” and
the “1000” carved on a bamboo shoot refers to what scientists
believed was the number of giant pandas remaining in
the mountains of China at the time of carving.
Not only are pandas threatened by poaching, but by
the deforestation of the bamboo forests where they live as well.
Bamboo, being the panda’s staple diet, is
essential to its survival. Nonetheless, in this box figurine,
the panda shares his bamboo with the mouse.
Hallmarks include ©, heart, HBC logo, ed.#, and Pc.
As with any hand-tinted product
Treasure Jest received will be similar but unique.