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Peter Smith (1926-2005)
 Bronze
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 Peter Smith (1926-2005)
 Bronze
Price: SOLD

 Peter Smith (1926-2005)
  Bird Bath Mermaid ENLARGE
88 cm x 49 cm x 49 cm
 Concrete
Signed and dated: Peter Smith 1995
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Peter Smith (1936-2005)
  Bird Bath Fairy Lady  ENLARGE
 86 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm
 Concrete

Signed and dated: Peter Smith 1994
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Peter Smith was born in Gloucester (England) in 1936.

Dr Peter Smith was an accomplished sculptor and passionate about art, sculpture, painting and photography, film and music, food and wine. A certified medical doctor at Bristol University, he graduated medicine in 1962. 

Fairy Lady (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Pixies, Sprite Country: Western European Habitat: Woodland and Gardens. A Fairy (also faery, faerie, fay, fae; euphemistically wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair folk) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural. Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term fairy offers many definitions. Sometimes the term describes any magical creature, including goblins or gnomes: at other times, the term only describes a specific type of more ethereal creature.

Fairies appeared in medieval romances as one of the beings that a knight errant might encounter. Fairies in literature took on new life with Romanticism. Writers such as Sir Walter Scott and James Hogg were inspired by folklore which featured fairies, such as the Border ballads. Fairies are generally described as human in appearance and having magical powers.

Their origins are less clear in the folklore, being variously dead, or some form of demon, or a species completely independent of humans or angels. Folklorists have suggested that their actual origin lies in a conquered race living in hiding, or in religious beliefs that lost currency with the advent of Christianity. These explanations are not necessarily incompatible, and they may be traceable to multiple sources.

Much of the folklore about fairies revolves around protection from their malice. Although in modern culture they are often depicted as young, sometimes winged, humanoids of small stature, they originally were depicted quite differently: tall, radiant, angelic beings or short, wizened trolls being two of the commonly mentioned forms.

 One common theme found among the Celtic nations describes a race of diminutive people who had been driven into hiding by invading humans. When considered as beings that a person might actually encounter, fairies were noted for their mischief and malice. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy

Mermaid 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Mermaid (disambiguation). Similar creatures Siren, Merman, Ondine. A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia.

The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transforms herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover. Mermaids are sometimes depicted as perilous creatures associated with floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drowning.

In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition) they can be benevolent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans. Mermaids are associated with the Sirens of Greek mythology and with the Sirenia, a biological order which comprises dugongs and manatees. Historical sightings by sailors may have been the result of misunderstood encounters with these aquatic mammals.

Christopher Columbus reported seeing mermaids while exploring the Caribbean, and sightings have been reported in the 20th and 21st centuries in Canada, Israel, and Zimbabwe. The US National Ocean Service stated in 2012 that no evidence of mermaids has ever been found.

Mermaids have been a popular subject of art and literature in recent centuries. Danish author Hans Christian Andersen wrote his popular fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" in 1836. They have subsequently been depicted in opera, paintings, books, films, and comics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid

Peter Smith (1936-2005) 
Fairy Bird Bath Signed: Peter Smith, Date: 1994, Concrete, 85 x  49 x 49 cm Enquire

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