The ‘saddle’ of these pigs is brushed to bright fresh copper, and then clear lacquer is applied so that the colour will not darken with age, but remain bright. Seen here are mother, yearlings and young piglets.

All are approximately life-size: mother pig (130cm long, 75cm tall and 55cm wide) is £1,950; yearlings (65cm long. 40cm tall, 25cm wide ) are £465, and piglets (25cm long, 15cm tall, 12cm wide) £185.