20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Hawk on a Sodalite Stone

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Solid 800 silver camel. The sculpture was made with the casting technique and then finished completely by hand by expert chisellers to make the camel's f...

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Solid sterling silver bull and bullfighter miniature. Both the bull and the bullfighter were made with the casting technique and then chiseled to bring out the details. The precisi...

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20th Century Cartier Sterling silver owl figurine perched on a trunk. It is marked on a silver plaque and mounted on a specimen of orange Creedite Mineral. The eyes of the owl are ma...

Hawk. Glass. Natchmann, Germany, 20th century. Perched falcon figure, made of translucent glass. Natchmann (FX Nachtmann Bleikristallwerke GmbH) is a still active fine glassware fac...

Presenting a remarkable 20th-century silver capercaillie sculpture, exquisitely attributed to the distinguished Buccellati workshop. This piece captures the essence of the capercaill...

A very fine piece of natural stone, Sodalite, made in China. Finely chiselled, this large statue depicts a scene of life in which several ancient symbols stand side by side, such as the Phoenix, swallows, a horse, earthly abundance with its luxuriant vegetation, fruit, but also food from the ocean and its generous fish, a man, a woman and a child. First discovered in Greenland in 1806, Sodalite was analysed by a Scottish chemist 5 years later (1811), Mr Thomas Thomson. Several long years went by without it achieving any real success. It was not until 1891 that the stone was recognised as an ornamental stone.    It was during a diplomatic trip to Canada in 1901 that Mary de Teck (wife of King George V) discovered Sodalite and fell under the spell of this natural stone.  The princess ordered a large quantity of Sodalite to decorate her London flats. Sodalite quickly became fashionable.   Period: Late 19th century - Napoleon III Dimensions: Total height with base: 92cm x Width: 31.5cm x Depth: 27cm Dimensions of wooden base: Height: 7cm x Length: 25cm x Width: 23cm But what do these symbols mean? The phoenix, a mythological bird, symbolises purification and rebirth, as it is said to rise from its own ashes.   This magnificent bird is also synonymous with good fortune, opportunity and luck in Asian cultures. In feng shui, the phoenix is also one of the four celestial animals (sometimes also known as the red bird or red raven). The red phoenix...

A polished hardstone disc. Provenance unknown but probably a early 20th century Hawaiin Ulu Maika stoen. Ulu Maika is a ancient game simular to bowling played by the indigineaous Haw...