A pair of 18k gold ebony and rock crystal earrings "Ravens in Armor". One of a kind. - image-1
A pair of 18k gold ebony and rock crystal earrings "Ravens in Armor". One of a kind. - image-2
A pair of 18k gold ebony and rock crystal earrings "Ravens in Armor". One of a kind. - image-1A pair of 18k gold ebony and rock crystal earrings "Ravens in Armor". One of a kind. - image-2

Lot 133 D‡α

A pair of 18k gold ebony and rock crystal earrings "Ravens in Armor". One of a kind.

Auction 1219 - overview Cologne
17.05.2023, 16:00 - Jewellery and Watches
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 16.380 € (incl. premium)
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A pair of 18k gold ebony and rock crystal earrings "Ravens in Armor". One of a kind.

One of a kind piece. Finely detailed ebony carving of ravens' heads with open beaks. The stylised breastplates carved from polished quartz. Hallmarks: Fineness 750, "Jakob". H 4.3 cm. Total weight 25.30 g.
Otto Jakob, Karlsruhe, 1989.

Provenance

Custom made piece. - South German private ownership.

Literature

Cf. Jakob, Ripe Fruit, Otto Jakob, Berlin 2018, pp. 80 - 85 for various ravens head earrings from the mid-1980s, including variations of this "raven with thorned diamond" type or "raven with flowers", holding the accessory in their beaks.