Citrine Carving Depicting a Walking Bear by Andreas Zadora-Gerlof


The walking bear carved of natural light citrine quartz, the fur realistically textured, the eyes of inset black onyx cabochons, the nose of smoky quartz. Removable from the polished oval rock crystal quartz base which is decorated with a substantial 18K yellow gold border. Length 11 in.
|Andreas von Zadora-GerlofCanadian-born artist Baron Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof, is a master of the stone carving art called Glyptography. Known simply as Zadora, the Baron is famous among an elite circle for creating naturalistic animal carvings and timepieces. His career in Decorative Arts has paralleled those of the historic ateliers of Johan Melchior Dinglinger, Benvenuto Cellini and Peter Carl Fabergé rather than any modern day jeweler. His private relationships with his patrons throughout the world make him a unique contributor to contemporary art history, undoubtedly influential, although rarely in public view.The first American exhibition of the artist's work was presented at the Forbes Magazine Galleries in New York in 1992 and his works have also been exhibited at the Park Avenue Armory for the benefit of the Wildlife Conservation.