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Root Tree & Lion Candle Holder
24cm
314-404 ...... 2310 USD
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Lions live in family groups of up to 30 in a good hunting area. There is always one dominant male, plus his adult sons or brothers. The males’ job is to defend the pride’s territory, leaving the coast clear for the females to hunt and look after the cubs.
The Root Tree was the first candle holder that Patrick ever created.
It is modelled on an ebony tree – Diospyros mespiliformis – with the fascinating root mass at the base supporting the trunk and leafy canopy above.
In the lowveld area of Zimbabwe clumps of these trees are found near natural pans and waterholes. Scores of different animals clamber about the twisted roots, some using them as a scratching post, some simply resting in the shade.
This remains Patrick’s most popular table piece and comes in several variations – adorned with rhino, baboons, lion, leopard, giraffe, sable, buffalo, meerkats, cheetah or elephant.
Each tree is cast in solid sterling silver, hallmarked and signed by Patrick Mavros or one of his sons.
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