A Curious Pair of Finely Cast Silver Dwarves Mining Malachite
A Curious Pair of Finely Cast Silver Dwarves Mining Malachite
Probably Russian
Silver, malachite and ebony
Early 19th Century
Size : 9 cm high, 15 cm wide, 11.5 cm deep – 3½ ins high, 6 ins wide, 4½ ins deep
Probably Russian
Silver, malachite and ebony
Early 19th Century
Size : 9 cm high, 15 cm wide, 11.5 cm deep – 3½ ins high, 6 ins wide, 4½ ins deep
See Finch and Co catalogue no. 4 ( item no. 76 ) for another example in gold and amethyst
Typical of the 'Artificialia' so desired by the Princely collectors of the European courts for their 'Wunderkammer' these silver dwarves mining a colourful seam of malachite are at once amusing and curious.
Typical of the 'Artificialia' so desired by the Princely collectors of the European courts for their 'Wunderkammer' these silver dwarves mining a colourful seam of malachite are at once amusing and curious.
A Curious Pair of Finely Cast Silver Dwarves Mining Malachite
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