Show by Peter Barrett For the first time — the internationally renowned wildlife artist creates an original sculptured bell Intricate sculpture in fine hand-painte- at porcelain the very attractive price Hand-decorate- d d of $60 with pure 24 karat gold Sculptured life size Limited edition Hand-painte- d ‘The American Goldfinch1 reflects all the beauty of tw o great traditions Combining the intricacy of a d and the lilting magic porcelain sculpture of an exquisite bell to capture that miracle of nature known as a songbird Artist Peter Barrett has won international acclaim for his work — from the time of his first exhibition in London’s famed Royal Academy to his recent commissions from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Now in his first sculptured bell he has nature’s own richness of detail hand-painte- ed Here a splendid little Goldfinch cocks his head to investigate a cluster of wild thistles The individual barbs of his gold and black feathers — even the tiny joints of each leg and foot— are portrayed with exacting precision Each thistle is a w'onder in itself with every one of its needle-shar- p quills superbly captured And the graceful bell of snow-whit- e bisque porcelain is embellished with pure 24 karat gold Both Goldfinch and setting are sculptured life size Each sculptured bell wrill be individually handcrafted and d for Franklin Porcelain in Japan— home of world’s the of most gifted porcelain craftsmen many Importantly for collectors this is Franklin Porcelain’s sculptured bell — and the first in a series portraying songbirds of the world i RESERVATION APPLICATION yme pl'tmmcan men hand-painte- T he American ’ will be issued in a single firmly limited edition A restriction of just one ‘Goldfinch’ bell per person will be enforced and the total edition will be limited forever to the exact number of individuals who order the songbird bells by the close of the issuing year — 1981 Then to ensure the edition remains permanently closed the porcelain molds will be broken To endow' your home with a work of singular beauty and acquire a future heirloom for your family you need only return the application on this page Please note the expiration date it bears— July a To be valid it must be received with a postmark no later than July $st Goldfinch m Valid only if postmarked by July $1 1981 Franklin Porcelain Franklin Center Pennsylvania 19091 Please accept my reservation for The American Goldfinch by Peter Barrett This original bell will be handcrafted for me in the finest sculptured porcelain I understand that I need send no money at this time I will be billed in three equal monthly installments of $20 plus Si for shipping and handling with the first pavmcnt due before the work is sent to me hand-painte- d ’Pint my State sain tax Signature ‘CAT OSi AHk jB CCT TO ACCCTANCt Mr Mrs Ms NT c t AMi V Address City State Zip Limit: One per collector 31 4ri |