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WHITMORE, Luques. Sherlock Holmes statuette [New York: Candlelight Press, 1963]. Durastone statuette with hand–done patina, with engraved signature (“Luques Whitmore”) and date (“1963) on the bottom of statuette. Statuette is on a wooden base, with an engraved brass plaque, “For Richard Wincor from Sherlock Holmes”. Size of statuette with wooden base: 438 x 105 x 105 mm. Some light occasional rubbing. This statuette was engraved for author (and Baker Street Irregular) Richard Wincor (Sherlock Holmes in Tibet, Weybright and Talley, 1968) by Candlelight Press in the 1960s via mail–order. Each statuette was “hand–finished” by the artist. Candlelight Press was a small vanity publisher, founded by August Derleth (1909–1971) in 1963. Most copies of this delicate statuette were damaged during shipping (the feet of this statuette were likewise damaged, though are now structurally sound with some mild repair).