***FOR SALE! You can submit a bid for the Kudu below. The sale and delivery (see below for additional delivery cost, if applicable) of the Kudu to the successful bidder will take place following Montacute’s 2024 Christmas Reindeer World Tour***
CURRENT BID: £900 (Grace Pease)
Submitted bids must increase by at least £50. Good luck!
For Christmas 2024, the team at Montacute asked me to create a “South African-themed Donner (the thunder reindeer)” for their “Christmas Reindeer World Tour”. With these instructions, I chose the Kudu, a large African antelope species, as my subject.
The Kudu has been made using several recycled pallets along with more recent additions of Oak and steel to aid with its longevity and structural integrity. It stands just under 4m tall from the ground to the tips of its lightning bolt horns. To date, this is the largest structure I have built out of pallets.
Delivery
The sale and delivery of the Kudu will take place in January/February 2025. It will be delivered from Salisbury so additional delivery costs will apply to the successful bid as follows:
Pickup from Salisbury: FREE
Delivery 0-50 miles from Salisbury: FREE
Delivery 50+ miles from Salisbury: £1 per mile over 50 miles (e.g. 55 miles = £5)
Installation
The Kudu will be fully installed at its destination. Depending where it goes, a number of different methods can be used. I intend to install it on an ancient Oak log, milled flat on the top and bottom for stability and stacked on additional milled Oak logs to the correct height. The finished result will be far neater and more impressive than that used at its temporary home at Montacute (hastily installed and reinforced before Storm Bert!), using hidden metal brackets to reinforce the sculpture and giving it a freestanding appearance. Prior to delivery, I will discuss installation location and details with the successful bidder.