A Pair of Crushed Marble Signed Figural Ram Heads Book Ends by John Biccard Called Romulus and Rebus - 13.5cm Tall - pair 4.8kg

Here we have a pair of crushed marble signed figural rams head book ends by John Biccard called Romulus and Rebus - 13.5cm tall - pair 4.8kg

These two sculptures are identical symbolising the identical twins Romulus and Rebus from Roman mythology

Biccard's sculptures were made in quite small quantities from crushed marble, he stopped fabricating in 1999 and they've since become highly sought after collectables. John charged more the larger the item because it took more crushed marble to make

The Biccard Collection is the collective works of John Biccard, a remarkably talented artist from Cape Town, South Africa who created whimsical sculptures made of crushed marble.

However, after searching the internet for information about John and his creations, I found very little about this mysterious artist.

It seems one of the main reasons why it is so difficult to obtain information about John is because he is a very private person. Through my continuous pursuit for information, I was able to uncover the following about the life and work of Mr. John Biccard.

John Biccard was born John Henry Burnwood on the 6th of February, 1941. He was raised in the farm and wineland regions of the Cape peninsula, near the major sea port of Cape Town.

John was educated in Cape Town and travelled extensively throughout Europe, spending some time studying at Cambridge in London, England, hence the Euro-centricity of his works. He returned to his native land to carry on with his first love, sculpturing. John is a very private person who liked to be known as a person who is indigenous of this fair and wonderful part of South Africa, a true Capetonian (Source: PJ Designs).

According to an old acquaintance; John created his art under his mothers maiden name (Biccard), as his father did not approve of his profession and wanted him to have a more formal occupation.

In the early 70s John had a studio in Church Street, Cape Town. John sold his sculptures in the shop on Table Mountain, in a gift shop at Sun City and in a Dcor shop in Johannesburg. Johns charming sculptures are all hand finished in exquisite detail and were produced during the early 1970s to late 1990s.

In the 1980s these magnificent sculptures were sold exclusively from Excalibur Art Ltd and came in a brown box denoted with the Biccard Collection insignia on the front. Included in the box was an information leaflet containing a description/story of the specific character and the following standard text; These pieces are hand created in Mr John Biccards studio in modest quantities and are already collectors pieces.

They are intended to be handled, viewed from all angles and to make you smile, thus giving pleasure. Each piece carries Mr Biccards monogram.

This piece is in great condition with no chips, cracks or repairs

Read more - https://skolmen.wordpress.com/2015/03/07/the-biccard-collection/

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