The Wild Bunch
Price: $75
Artist: Peter Calvesbert
Animal: Meerkats
Made In: England
Status: Fixed Edition
Edition Size: 500
Carving Date: 2009
Release Date: 9/15/2009
In Store Date: 11/25/2009
Dimensions (Inches): 2.5 x 2.75 x 3.5
S e c r e t s:
One of Peter’s very favourite box figurines was 1994’s “All Angles Covered”. He decided that after fifteen years, it would be ok to revisit the meerkat in a carving. Perhaps it was a popular advertisement on British television about a price comparison website run by meerkats that prompted his decision. Aleksandr Orlov is the main meerkat in the ad, and receives a mention. Kalahari, inscribed on the lid, is a reference to the African desert where meerkats are found. Lift the lid to find a scorpion, one of the meerkats’ delicacies.
