Custom made Gaur bull by Ana

Mastiffcat wrote:

Roger wrote:

I arrived late to this topic! Congratulations, the Anna gaur is an absolutly magnificent figure!!! Ah, I'm glad to know there's a Robert and a Harriet in your home! No Roger?

thank you!

Robert and Harriett were named before i came to STS, and most of the sheep do not even have names.
i usually wait for someone to tell me what their name is, but when you ask about "Roger" one popped into my mind. would you be offended if Roger were a lamb (a very nice lamb) or will you insist he be a ram?

Ah, thanks! I do not mind having not horns! :reindeer: Where is Roger???

I will post a picture of him very soon!

When Rogbert asked if i had a sheep named Roger, this little guy leaped forward to be named Roger:
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He is the Hagen Renaker Designer's Workshop Lamb "Son John" with sticker. He's glossy, from the Monrovia period, 1950s.
Roger is secured down to the mantle with earthquake wax, so here is a view of Son John's other side, of my matte Monrovia Son John.
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Here is Roger with his mum Gwyneth, who is the HR DW "Lady Jane":
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And here they are, surrounded by a pair of Rosenthal lambs, a pair of Lladro lambs, and the Beswick special issue Swaledales:
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i don't know who did the little white lamb scratching her ear. The little ones on the left are Beswicks. These are all new and waiting to find someplace to live around here. The little black and white lamb behind the big Beswick is a Japan copy of John.

So Roger, you might be a lamb, but you're very high quality!

Ohhhh, Roger is SO lucky to have such a beauty named after him
Your collection keeps astonishing me. And all the knowledge you have about the various brands !
I wished I could find you a Royal Copenhagen, but they are SO darned expensive

That is a fantastic idea, - earthquake wax
I sometimes use old fashioned blu-tack , not against earthquakes, but against Siamese cats

Thanks for choosing such a beautiful figure to name it Roger! I like the the pose and sculpting a lot! I'm very proud of being high quality glossy lamb!!!

SUSANNE wrote:

I sometimes use old fashioned blu-tack , not against earthquakes, but against Siamese cats

Harriet is that a bonzai tree you have in your avatar ? Is it yours? It looks fantastic

SUSANNE wrote:

Harriet is that a bonzai tree you have in your avatar ? Is it yours? It looks fantastic

Yes it is! My dad bought me two, the other one looks a bit like a Baobab tree. Usually they're really expensive aren't they, but he only paid a couple of pounds for them. That's Anna's Bongo under the tree.

WOW! Your dad did a real bargain there

That tree is fabulous
I always wanted some bonzai, but as you say they are usually awfully expensive. And my feeble attempts to make them myself have not succeeded.

Yes, it looks so great with the wonderful Bongo under a tree that fits the size , - beauuuutyful

On one day, i had 2 surprise packages coming in, so two people made my day!
In one was Ana's fantastic gaur bull, which has a nice place between all other wild bovines in one of my vitrines right now.
Here are some pics:

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Ana's Gaur with certificate

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Pic for the collection

Some comparing pics:

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Britains and Ana's Gaur

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Together with Lineol Bison

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And together with Lineol Yack

Thank you very much Ana, i am a proud owner of this beast!

Congrats on your great gaur Carolynn!
Welcome to the Ana's gaur club!
I have mine in now to!

congrats on joining the International Ana's Gaur Club! he looks so lovely with your other fantastic bovines!

Geat addition, I like how he has got some muscle

CONGRATULATIONS Willy.
That gaur is a fantastic piece of art

Thankyou for the pictures for comparing, it is always a great idea and much appreciated

Welcome to the club Willy! Big congratulations on receiving Anna's beautiful Gaur, he absolutely gorgeous

Congrats Carolynn! He's beautiful! :)

-Kristie

I'm happy to see he arrived safely And I'm so happy seeing this figure next to Lineols Thanks Willy :)

Ah, Willy! Congratulations for your addition, I already knew it from you but it is always much nicer to se the pictures of such an emblematic figure! More than the power of a gaur, we see in this sculpture, the power of Ana's talent! Isn't it nice to live in the same era as Ana?
But Willy, it was not necessary to show this monument with the Lineol yak, bison and even the Britains gaur! Too much emotions for a fragile crocodile!

Mastiffcat wrote:

congrats on joining the International Ana's Gaur Club! he looks so lovely with your other fantastic bovines!

Great addition to your Collection Willy,he looks gorgeous.
Hurray for our great Artist Ana!!

Willy, Kristie, thank you!
i am thrilled to have him. His name is Aristotle and he is currently residing on the mantle in my living room.

I think that is a name that suits him very well!

Thank you all very much guys!
And Ana in the first place of course for this fantastic model!
Of course i had to compare it with the only other gaur i have, and with some other quality bovines from Lineol...
Because these are modern times, with modern materials and much more knowledge about the natural world, modern models can be better the the fabulous Lineols, but a great artist like Ana is very much needed in this field to of course!
And of course i had to have it, as i have all of her models, besides some of her own studies, the specials for Phil and Christophe, but for that i have my own specials from her.

Just to remember you all of these:

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Mandrill

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Okapi male

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Okapi female

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Tarpan re-paint from the Schleich Przewalskihorse

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King Cheetah re-paint from the older Schleich Cheetah

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Sechuan Takin

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Lowland Bongo

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Malayan Tapircalf

so... I have this gorgeous animal in my collection yeeeey! I´m so happy ! It is so amazing! Heavy and detailed... I just love him! THANK YOU SO MUCH ANNA!!!!!!
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BIG CONGRATULATION!!! A wonderful model from Anna!!!!!!!!!!!!