£210
Laurence Broderick (British, b.1935) Bronze of an otter - 'Teko Marquette', limited edition number 112/ 150.
Purchased from the artist at the 21st Isle of Skye Sculpture exhibition and with original receipt. Receipt states that 'Teko was Gavin Maxwells last otter which he took with him to the White Island where the Skye Bridge now rests on.' Bronze is 11cm high.
Laurence Broderick, MRBS FRSA, is a British sculptor. His best known work is 'The Bull', a public sculpture erected in 2003 at the Bull Ring, Birmingham.
Broderick is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
In 1978 Broderick visited the Isle of Skye with his young family where saw his first wild otter. It was just off the Island of Ornsay, once owned by Gavin Maxwell, the Scottish naturalist and author best known for his work with otters. Skye became Broderick's second home and he held annual sculpture exhibitions on the island for 26 years.
Broderick is joint president of the International Otter Survival Fund, a charity dedicated to the conservation, protection and care of otters in the UK and around the world.
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