Agate Bowl
Soledade, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Idar-Oberstein, Germany
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July 26, 08:15 PM GMT
估價
12,000 - 18,000 USD
拍品資料
描述
Agate Bowl
Source of Agate: Soledade, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Carving Location: Idar-Oberstein, Germany
24.5 x 22.0 x 16.0 cm (9⅔ x 8⅔ x 6⅓ in). 1433 grams (3.16 lb).
An agate bowl of almost incomparable size carved, along with its base, from a single piece of chalcedony. Displaying colors from toffee to garnet red to jet black, this agate bowl with natural rim is a gorgeous piece of functional mineral sculpture produced by Bernd Hartmann, a renowned contemporary craftsman from Idar-Oberstein, a town with an agate carving tradition dating back to the Middle Ages.