Sold for:
$16,250
$16,250
Idar-Oberstein, Germany, a clear illustration of his tremendous skill, this work is humorous yet utterly realistic in its attention to detail, a single crystal of Brazilian smoky quartz with natural variations in color has been utilized to depict a mouse standing on top of an upturned mushroom, the mouse has been intricately etched to suggest fur and the skin of the limbs and curling tail, the ears have been trimmed to a delicate thickness, the mushroom base shows teeth marks on the stem and has been successfully imitated to the smallest degree. Hand inscribed: (Maker's mark GD for Gerd Dreher). 10.20 x 8.30 x 6.40 cm.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2014-09-16
