A GERMAN HARDSTONE AND DIAMOND MODEL OF A DUCK
A GERMAN HARDSTONE AND DIAMOND MODEL OF A DUCK

ATTRIBUTED TO GERD DREHER, 1968

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A GERMAN HARDSTONE AND DIAMOND MODEL OF A DUCK
ATTRIBUTED TO GERD DREHER, 1968
Carved from various hardstones, on gold webbed feet, the eyes set with diamonds, marked on one webbed foot with spurious Faberge´ mark
3 ¼ in. ( 8.3 cm.) long
Literature
The Fabergé Menagerie, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2003, pp. 146, no. 80 (attributed to the firm of Carl Fabergé).
Exhibited
The Fabergé Menagerie, The Walters Art Museum, 2003, cat. no. 80, (attributed to the firm of Carl Fabergé).

Lot Essay

Gerd Dreher (b. 1943) is a well known member of the German family of hardstone carvers. In 2004 a major retrospective exhibition of 60 works entitled The Gem Carvings of Gerd Dreher: A Faberge Legacy, was held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

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