When Lisa Yashon at Harmony Ball decided to sell their Harmony Kingdom archives, that was a quick yes from me! This piece comes directly from the manufacturer, and has been checked for damage, arriving in the original box. So glad to have these great pieces back! ~ Jules
Animal: Rabbits
Artist: David Lawrence
Item No: TJDLRA
Made In: England
Status: Fixed Edition
Carving Date: 2003
Release Date: 10/22/2003
In Store Date: 1/1/2004
Edition Size: 2500
Dimensions (Inches): 2 x 1.5 x 3.25
Secrets: Two rabbits stand on a box with the inscription “Perry Bros., Dowlish Wake.” This is one of David Lawrence’s favorite cider farms, where cider is made and bought by the gallon from huge oak barrels. The apples are priced at “10d. per bushel” – 10d. being ten pence in Old English currency. “Sweet Coppin” is a variety of cider apple and also the name of a women’s clog dancing team with whom David’s Morris Men often dance out. The bird is a kingfisher, a denizen of the “Somerset Levels” where David lives. The interior shows a traditional English meal of fish and chips, inspired by an old song that goes: “Run rabbit, run run run/ Don’t give the farmer his fun, fun, fun/He’ll get by without his rabbit pie” and suggests he eat fish and chips instead. This is the 119th piece David Lawrence has carved for Harmony Kingdom. The mouse holds the artist's signature acorn.