Original price: USD $395
Limited edition of 50
Scale: 1/1
Dimensions: 26 x 26 x 4 cm (HxWxD)
Weight: 1.1 kg
Materials: Mixed media
Released: May 17, 2010
Sculptor: Jamie Beswarick
Painter: Dordi Moen

The Nandy Duke, discovered on Venus in 1919 by discredited biologist, Sir Hubert Remington. Nandy is famed for its vivid pink skin pigment and delicately subtle patterning. Quite the show-off, this skittery little tike is like, in many ways, to Earth's own pompous exhibitionists, the butterflies. Flittering and gliding from bough to branch, these sordid sky sluts seem to be mocking us from on high with their oh-so pretty patterns and colouration.

Yes, very important I'm sure, 'look at me - I'm oh so exquisitely pretty and perfect, fluttering majestically through the air like Trampy McWind Prostitute!' they seem to cry. Well not this one anyway. It's dead. Who's flaunting its flappy bits now Mrs. Nandy Duke?

But that shouldn't matter to you, because 50 of these preposterously rare beasties have been secured and presented for your appraisal within a finely wrought wooden frame, against a supremely high quality art paper stock.

Immaculately prepared, this high quality specimen is the second in the series of fantastical insectoids from the Universe of Dr Grordbort's, hand made by the world class artists at Weta Workshop.

The Nandy Duke was sculpted in 2009 for display at The Exceptional Exhibition in Chengdu in China by long-time Weta sculptor Jamie Beswarick, who was instrumental in sculpting both Gollum and Kong and who has put his name to a long line of Weta collectibles. Greg Broadmore has served as the art director for this piece. The interest has been so widespread that we cannot withstand the pressure any longer.

Weta paint virtuoso Dordi Moen painstakingly puts every single hair in place and applies the fabulous pink colouring. Only when it has been approved by Greg Broadmore and Richard Taylor will it be passed on. This rather lengthy process is repeated for each of the only 50 pieces made. Please note that in the photos on a black background, the Duke is back lit and perhaps appears more luminescent than when it's mounted in its frame. For the most accurate colour reference, please refer to the photo of the mounted specimen.

The finished specimen is then moved to Weta's woodworking area where it is mounted and framed behind perspex in a solid wooden frame before it's carefully packaged and prepared for shipping straight from our workshop into the hands of the international couriers that will bring it to you. The whole process from order to shipping will take up to a month as these are made to order.

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