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 | Patrick Mavros
Patrick Mavros has created some of the most extraordinary silver sculptures in Africa, on his estate in the wild hills outside Harare in Zimbabwe.
Born and raised in Matabeleland (the wild, western province of Zimbabwe), the young Patrick developed a deep affinity for its wildlife, particularly the birds of prey. Like many an artist before him, he strove to capture the form and essence of the birds and animals on paper - as evidenced by his boyhood sketchpads.
Mavros developed his own unique sculpting technique, using innate artistic skills and his acute eye for detail and essence. The more he worked, the more he was inspired to try more ambitious subjects. He experimented with various tools and materials, and, with the encouragement of his wife and family, was soon involved in his own full-time business.
Most of his early pieces were one-offs. However, to meet growing demand and develop a more environmentally-sensitive product, he studied and adopted the age-old art of lost-wax casting, whereby a mould is used only once. This method ensures that every detail of the original is present in the casting, and that each resulting piece is individually hand-made. He decided on silver as a material in order to express both the precious nature and essential purity of his subject - wildlife.
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Pair Silver Elephants
Patrick Mavros
Width: 17cm
Height: 11cm
£1950
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
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 | Set Eight Silver Menu Holders
Patrick Mavros
Width: 6cm (average)
Height: 5.5cm
£790 the set
(Current full retail price £960)
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
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Pair Hippo Pepper and Salt
Patrick Mavros
Width: 5cm
Height: 3.5cm
£395 pair
(Current full retail price £465)
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
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 | Silver Leopard
Patrick Mavros
Width: 13cm
Height: 9cm
£795
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
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Silver Elephant
Patrick Mavros
Width: 18cm
Height: 20cm
£1750
(Current full retail price £3300)
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
The reaching bull elephant Dande is Patrick's hallmark elephant. He first saw him in 1974 in the Dande communal lands, towering up on three legs to reach the tasty fruit high in a pod mahogany tree. Patrcick found this unforgettable silhouette to be full of symbolism and when he started to sculpt, years later it was his most powerful inspiration
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 | Silver 'Thinking' Warthog
Patrick Mavros
Width: 10cm
Height: 8.5cm
£895
(Current full retail price £1350)
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
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Silver Leaping Impalas
Patrick Mavros
Width: 19cm
Height: 12.5cm
£950
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
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 | Pair Silver Giraffes
Patrick Mavros
Width: 13cm
Height: 13cm
£1100
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
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Three Silver Black Rhinos
Patrcik Mavros
Width: 14cm
Height: 6cm
£1100
This was part of a collection we purchased from a customer who had bought these in the 1980s direct from Patrick in Zimbabwe. It is marked with his makers mark.
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 | Pair Silver Kudu
Patrick Mavros
Width: 11cm
Height: 8.5cm
£495
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Patrick Mavros Silver Elephants
Made in Zimbabwe
Patrick Mavros
Length: 15cm
Height: 8cm
£650
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