sculptor Tony’s wone Fan ... now you can grab a piece of his pehs

Charity: Marie Curie will benefit from money raised by sale of traditional Tayside delicacies

The sculptor of Desperate Dan and the Murraygate dragon has donated his latest project to charity, in the form of a delicious Dundee “peh”.

Tony Morrow, whose work adorns the High Street, has offered up five new sculptures of Dundee pies and Forfar bridies for auction with all the monies raised going to the Marie Curie charity.

The artist has even created a special “cow peh”, inspired by Desperate Dan’s favourite dish.

Catherine Lawson, who is organising the auction on behalf of the charity, was “overwhelmed” that an artist of Tony’s stature was willing to donate his work.

“We are organising a dinner on April 16 to raise funds for Marie Curie in Dundee,” she said.

“All of the ‘pehs’ come boxed with a certificate of authentication and an edition number and people have until 10.30pm on the night of the dinner to bid for them.

“Bidding starts at £50 and some of them have sold for £250 in the past, so we are hoping to raise a lot of money for Marie Curie at the dinner.”

There are other prizes available to bid for, with a hair and beauty experience from Freedom Hair Experience and an autographed Dundee United football also on offer.

Mr Morrow said this was the first time he had worked with Marie Curie in Dundee and was pleased to be involved.

He had originally been asked to come up with the “peh” a decade ago and has gone on to enjoy success with variations of the design.

Mr Morrow’s sculptures and work has appeared all over the country.

He has pieces on display in the National Gallery of Scotland, and recently provided work for Scottish rock group Belle and Sebastian.

To bid for the art works or buy tickets for the event visit jumblebee.co.uk/mcgonagallsupperauction2016.

Picture: Ron Cathro Tony Morrow in front of his Desperate Dan creation in Dundee city centre.

Right: One of the Dundee ‘pehs’ which will go under the hammer.