‡ Sid Burnard (born 1948) Vulture, 2008 driftwood sculpture on wooden plinth signed Sid Burnard 2008 91cm. high Catalogue notes 'I took years wondering how to present this magnificent piece of driftwood, the result of a thousand sea-miles and relentless fashioning by the elements. It had just washed up when I found it on a remote shore below the Wild Atlantic Way, South West Ireland. An example of what one strives to communicate. A True free-spirit. Sid Burnard, 2021. Woolley and Wallis would like to thank Sid Burnard for authenticating this sculpture.

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