ULTRA RARE - EARLY FEATHERS OF KNYSNA LARGE DUCK KEEPSAKE BOX PAINTED BY FOUNDER, CATHY VAN NIEKERK

NOT LIKELY TO FIND ANOTHER ONE LIKE THIS - UNIQUE AND ULTRA RARE!!  ANDRE AND CATHY VAN NIEKERK FOUNDED FEATHERS OF KNYSNA OVER THIRTY YEARS AGO AND BUILT UP A WORLD-WIDE MARKET.  THEY HAVE RECENTLY EMIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA WHERE THEY HAVE FOUNDED FEATHERS OF AUSTRALIA. THIS IS ONE OF THEIR EARLY ITEMS PAINTED BY CATHY VAN NIEKERK HERSELF AND SCULPTED BY L. HOLMES.  SO UNIQUE - WINGS HAVE TWO PLUGS AT THE BACK WHICH YOU REMOVE TO OPEN WINGS AND REVEAL KEEPSAKE BOX. LARGE -  MEASURES 37CM X 15CM X 15CM.  LIMITED EDITION MARKED 34/48A.  IT IS OLD AND HAS THE ODD SMALL SPOT OF PAINT LOSS AND  BEAK RATHER ROUGH (REFER LAST TWO IMAGES)  NONETHELESS, DISPLAYS WELL AND DEFINITELY A RARITY!!    REFER IMAGES