Smoky Quartz, Rock Crystal and Silver Sculpture by Señor don Amador Braojos--"The Eagle"


Madrid, SpainThe present sculpture, depicting an eagle combines natural minerals and cast sterling silver in an entirely unique way--the head of the eagle was carved of fine quality transparent smoky quartz, the neck embedded into a rock crystal quartz point set into a heavy, hand-chased silver base, the beak wrought of oxidized silver. The upper portion, depicting the head of an eagle, rendered from a single crystal of rich brown smoky quartz having good transparency. The neck embedded into a rock crystal quartz point set into a heavy, hand-chased silver base, while the beak is wrought of oxidized silver. This is a unique sculpture which combines natural minerals and cast sterling silver in an entirely unique way. Height 19 1/2in (49.5cm)
|Provenance: Originally retailed by the Enchanted Gallery, Del Mar, CaliforniaProvenance: Purchased from Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles, Natural History, May 23, 2012, Sale 20397, Lot 1262.Señor don Amador BraojosA visionary, Braojos, is a purist who works with large gemstones and mineral specimens combining them in sculptures with platinum, silver, brass and gold. In the words of the artist himself: "Technically my sculpture has its roots in jewelry. It is concrete, nevertheless, it is more sculptural. For a long time I have felt attracted by minerals in their natural form. I have found a beauty in them that had not been combined before with sculpture in a valid manner. The problem was how to combine minerals with metals in such a manner that they form a harmonic body with all of these materials contributing their own beauty with them opposing each other. Minerals are very beautiful in their natural state."