Wonderful hardstone figure of Muscovy duck, with chalcedony…
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Wonderful hardstone figure of Muscovy duck, with chalcedony body, jasper neck and crocidolite tail feathers mounted paste eyes and gilt feet, length 6.8 cm Provenance: Sotheby's Belgravia, lot 558, 6th Sept 1979, then family descent note: identical model of hardstone duck, Kenneth Snowman, the Art of Carl Faberge, pl. Xxxvi

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  • Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.

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