Yinka Shonibare CBE, Ship in a Bottle Pendant, 2011

Yinka Shonibare CBE United Kingdom, b. 1962

Ship in a Bottle Pendant, 2011

hand painted resin, glass, wood & silver chain

Bottle: 3.5 x 6.9 x 3.5 cm; 96 g
Plinth: 5.0 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm

edition of 10 + 4 AP in collaboration with Louisa Guinness

incised with the artist's initials, numbered & hallmarked

£ 9,000.00 ex. VAT

A direct response to his large-scale installation in Trafalgar Square, Shonibare MBE’s 'Ship in a Bottle' Pendant features a scale replica of HMS Victory in its tiny bottle. The sails,...

A direct response to his large-scale installation in Trafalgar Square, Shonibare MBE’s 'Ship in a Bottle' Pendant features a scale replica of HMS Victory in its tiny bottle. The sails, made from African batik material, are symbolic of African identity and independence, a commentary on the interconnectedness of both past and present in a trans-national world.

Yinka Shonibare CBE, Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle, 2010, Fibreglass, steel, resin, UV ink on Dutch wax print cotton, linen rigging, acrylic, wood, 290 x 525 x 235 cm. Trafalgar Square, London, UK, 24 May 2010 – 30 January 2012. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photographer: Stephen White & Co.

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