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CRYSTALLUM
(2008 Retailer sale only Piece)

Crystallum

(Crystal: a clear transparent mineral)

(For a dragon to be designed, sculpted and manufactured in the UK is a rare thing these days, but Fantasy Gifts Ltd have a personal commitment to keep the skills and traditions of UK figurine production alive. Therefore, we proudly present ‘Crystallum’ our latest British Dragon!)

Crystallum, the legendary mine from which many of the most famous gems in history have been unearthed.  The wealth concealed within this geological treasure trove was believed to be greater than half the known kingdoms of the ancient world.

Adamas it was who first discovered this priceless well of gemstones; Adamas, whose love of crystals was matched only by the dragons he tamed. The fine senses of these faithful beasts were drawn to the singular energies of the buried stones, and the wizard used them to seek and find his wealth. The motherlode that was to become Crystallum was discovered when, deep in a cave, the dragon Dagator came upon the great slab of diamond that was later to yield the ‘Heaven’s Tear’ for the labyrinth master Callidus, the ‘Star of Elana’ set in the crown of the famed queen and most renowned of all the ‘Silverfire stone’ that burned atop the staff of Adamas himself.

Needless to say the whereabouts of the mine were kept a close secret by the wizard Adamas but rumours abound that the verbuMMagus knows of a map concealed somewhere in his vast library, a map with an ‘X’ drawn in wizard’s blood!

(The above is taken from the certificate and was written by Andrew Bill)

NUMBER

DS- - - - - -

NAME

CRYSTALLUM

TITLE

-

SCULPTOR

ANDREW BILL

HEIGHT

H - 14cm (5.5") / W - 11.5cm (4.5") / D - 11cm (4.25")

RELEASED

September 2008 (announced February 2008)

RETIRED/SOLD OUT

-

LIMITED

250

NUMBER ACTUALLY MADE

-

ORIGINAL SELLING PRICE (£)

£40.00 ($--.--)

OTHER INFORMATION

This piece was designed and sculpted by Andrew Bill and was meant to be released in February/March 2008 but production delays meant that it wasn't released until September.

It is only available from shop retailers and not available from the online dragonsite store, it was meant as a sorry to the retailers for poor delivery times the previous year, and to give them an exclusive piece, unfortunately delays with production, painting and boxes meant that the gesture backfired.

Furthermore, it is entirely produced and painted in the UK

(The whites are produced by Rob Simpson)






The real nice touch of the inset embossed base stamp 

Below is the certificate that came with the piece (front & back)

Below are photos of an unpainted white.


Below are photos of an unfettled 'master'


And below is the very first paint trial that was shown at the 2008 NEC trade show, this is very similar to the production piece with the main difference being the sepia on the wings and underbody





 



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