PIECE PROFILES

TALISMAN

(A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms)

Medieval Knights who tilt at foes
Give honour and respect to those
who bear the dragon on their crest
For they will meet the bravest test.
No beast hath greater potency
On any arms or heraldry
Than Draco, wyrm of wing and claw
The fiercest talisman of war

The above text is what is on the certificate that comes with the piece and was written by Andrew Bill

NUMBER	DS02002
NAME	TALISMAN
TITLE	-
SCULPTOR	UNKNOWN - From art by ANDREW BILL
HEIGHT	H - 12cm (4.75") / W - 9cm (3.5") / D - 7cm (2.75")
RELEASED	December 1st 2001
RETIRED/SOLD OUT	-
LIMITED	Open Edition
NUMBER ACTUALLY MADE	-
ORIGINAL SELLING PRICE (£)	£22.50 ($35.00)
OTHER INFORMATION	This piece is not a piece of verbuMMagus as some people think, it is a Dragonsite piece that was designed by Andrew Bill but sculpted by an artist in Thailand who worked from Andrew's original drawing The Dragon is holding a talisman with the Dragonsite logo.

The piece come with a trading card sized certificate as shown below

The six pictures shown below show an unpainted Talisman

Three versions of Talisman were sold in an auction at a show in 2002, they were all painted by Caroline Briggs - click on each picture to see more close-ups

The piece below is owned by Kelly Martini, She won it at the 2004 Dragonsite show in a colouring competition. She could choose the colour she wanted. It was painted by Tina Sherratt. Photos copyright of Lynda and Craig Martini

Craig Martini liked the colours his Daughter had chosen for her Talisman that he had his Marauder painted the same colours

The piece below is owned by Ivo and it was repainted by Tina Sherratt based on the above 2002 event piece (as painted by Caroline Briggs) Photos © copyright of Ivo
 

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