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"Nature's Paintbrush" Carving of an Elephant and Offspring
26 – 27 October 2020, 11:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$2,550 inc. premium
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"Nature's Paintbrush" Carving of an Elephant and Offspring
This is a virtuoso gemstone carving of fine quality, produced by a Chinese artist. Depicting a classic and beloved African scene the mother elephant and offspring are carved from a single piece of multi-color jasper, known in the mineral hobby as "nature's paintbrush" due to the variegated patterns of oxides in the mineral. The brown areas of the jasper appear to suggest the dry landscape of the African savannah. Raised on a shaped black onyx base. Measuring 9 x 7 x 10 in

