Sold for:
$6,250
$6,250
Idar-Oberstein, Germany, illustrating a mastery of photorealistic wildlife carving, the artist captures the brightly colored mallard in the midst of preening with his beak tucked into his plumage, the complex mosaic of composed of agate, petrified wood, and dolomite, the breast in red jasper, the blue wing accents in sodalite, the beak and feet of solid 18 karat yellow gold, the oval plinth of fine rock crystal quartz. Stamp: 750 (Maker's mark GD for Gerd Dreher). 12.70 x 11.40 x 7.60 cm.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2014-09-16
