Description: Vintage Butterfly Art Miniature Picture, of North American Bird (i.e. Blue-Winged Warbler), made and signed by Dr. Americo Nestor Bonkewitzz of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2004. 6" x 6". The retail price in my Ft Lauderdale Boutique in 2005 was $135. Note: Dr. Americo Nestor Bonkewitzz is a world-renown PhD Zoologist and Biologist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, with a specialty in Butterfly ecology and conservation. Coming from Africa, he also has an unexpected interest in North American song birds. I made his acquaintance online in 2004 / 2005, and corresponded often with him at that time. All Butterflies have a limited lifespan; Dr. Bonkewitzz raises a number of non-native species for zoological display from around the world, as well as native species used in South African conservation and repopulating projects. When the captive butterflies die of essentially 'old age', at the natural end of their lifespan, he collects any of the good parts left from their wings, cataloguing the bits according to color and hue, to use in creating miniature art pieces depicting - of all things - miniatures of North American song birds.! He used a magnifying glass and pin to achieve the "frayed" effect" simulating feathers, and any vegetation depicted is also made from butterfly wings. He creates the frames himself from tropical hardwoods, and all frames in this listing are of identical matching color, even if the lighting in the pictures makes them appear to look slightly different from each other. I imported his South African artwork for my Ft. Lauderdale Boutique in 2005. Note: The buyer is required to pay the flat rate shipping fee regardless of the delivery service used by seller, and regardless of the amount (whether higher or lower than said fee) the seller must pay to said delivery service for the shipping of said purchase to the buyer.
Price: 89.99 USD
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
End Time: 2025-02-03T21:16:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.99 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: South Africa
Department: Kids, Teens, Adults
Custom Bundle: No
Style: Audubon
Additional Parts Required: No
Material: Butterfly Wings
Theme: Birds
Type: Wall Art
Customized: No
Color: Multicolor
MPN: 0-0
Room: Any Room
Origin: S. Africa
Occasion: All
Brand: Handmade
Production Style: Butterfly Wings
Personalized: No
EC Range: A+++ - D
