Striking Signed Inuit Black Stone Duck trompe l'oeil charming from every angle

charming from every angle

and in this case I rather like it as a complement to the twisted bracelet around the wrist

who worked as a metalsmith and jewelry designer in Paris before establishing a studio in San Francisco in the mid-90s making functional and decorative cast pewter accessories and objects

I've looked online at other vintage ceramic tigers but have not found this one's match

While I purchased it in Massachusetts

Striking Signed Inuit Black Stone Duck trompe l'oeil charming from every angleI find the form of this one so beautiful, with the neck and body forming a nearly perfect 90 degree angle, like a perfectly bent elbow, and then almost an exact 45 degree angle could be drawn from beak to tail. I have often said my favorite Inuit pieces hold multiple states or opposing gestures in harmonic balance, which I think this carving does in the most succinct way possible, body pointing straight ahead, head turned straight back. Lovely. 3 l x