Folk urged to bid for unique wooden peh

PEOPLE in Dundee are being encouraged to bid for a “peh” sculpture made of wood from the city’s RRS Discovery while it is hot.

Bidding is currently under way for the peh, which comes with a separate plate, made by sculptor Tony Morrow, who created the Desperate Dan and dragon statues in the city centre.

All monies raised at auction will be used by Marie Curie in its work to provide care and support to people living with a terminal illness in the DD postcode area

Catherine Lawson, of Dundee Marie Curie Fundraising Group, urged locals to bid for the item, which has entered its final week on sale.

Catherine said: “This is a unique carved replica of a typical Dundee peh which has been worked from the decking of the RRS Discovery and will never be repeated.

“The sculpture comes with a certificate of authenticity for both the artist and the wood.

“The vessel was one of the last wooden three-masted sailing ships to be built by the Dundee Shipbuilders Company.

“Tony chose the Dundee peh because people from the city carry treasured memories of it wherever they go and the quirkiness of it appealed to him. “This is a one-off carving.” Tony is well known in Dundee for his 8ft bronze statue of Desperate Dan, the hero of DC Thomson’s The Dandy comic, the statue of the Dundee dragon, which is based on a legend from the city, and the plaque of the Short Mayo Composite.

He has exhibited in London and has three sculptured heads in the National Galleries, namely of Hugh MacDiarmid, William Sydney Graham and Hamish Henderson.

Anyone who would like to bid for the peh can do so online by visiting jumblebee.co.uk/mariecurie-peh.

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