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Baby Duckling by Hans Bolling

£42.00

This little duckling has been photographed mostly with its mum...

The Ducks are reminiscent of the Danish springtime when mother ducks waltz proudly around Copenhagen with their young ducklings. One particular spring in 1959 branded this image into the minds of the Danish population, as during the busy days in Frederiksberg a policeman found the time to stop the traffic in order to let a young Duck family pass. It was an extraordinary and meaningful event to the by passers. All the newspapers published the famous photograph of the ducks. This captured moment encapsulates the Danish attention to nature and detail and the ability to appreciate small everyday miracles.

Inspired by the charming Duck family, Hans Bølling designed a pair of small wooden Duck figures whose souls carry the essence of a peaceful and harmonious Danish spring. Their smooth, wooden curves are simple yet sophisticated and inspire subdued serenity and harmony anywhere they are placed, just as they did in spring 1959.