• Mammoth Ivory

    Mammoth ivory is a unique material because of its value and properties. Tusks which have been lying for tens of thousands of years in permafrost, are extracted today in just a few regions of our planet. A very small percentage can be kept in a condition suitable for sculpture manufacturing. The Olmart House uses mammoth ivory of superior quality only.

  • Ebony

    Ebony is the black tree which grows in the humid tropical forests of Africa and Asia, and it belongs to the rarest and the most valuable wood species. Very hard and heavy, drowning in water, it requires special continuous processing, special drying conditions, before it becomes suitable for carving and making artworks.

  • Garnet

    Olmart House uses only natural garnet with the highest quality characteristics in its products.

Lot specification

  • 72mm

    height

  • 63mm

    length

  • 51mm

    width

  • 137g

    weight

In the Eastern belief systems, the white rat has long been the herald of the gods of happiness and wealth – while in ancient Rome, it was a symbol of luck. In this piece, these rich connotations are supplemented by one further symbol of good fortune – a die.
In this composition, the rat is made of mammoth ivory, and its eyes of garnets. The die upon which it sits is of ebony.

Materials

  • Mammoth Ivory

    Mammoth ivory is a unique material because of its value and properties. Tusks which have been lying for tens of thousands of years in permafrost, are extracted today in just a few regions of our planet. A very small percentage can be kept in a condition suitable for sculpture manufacturing. The Olmart House uses mammoth ivory of superior quality only.

  • Ebony

    Ebony is the black tree which grows in the humid tropical forests of Africa and Asia, and it belongs to the rarest and the most valuable wood species. Very hard and heavy, drowning in water, it requires special continuous processing, special drying conditions, before it becomes suitable for carving and making artworks.

  • Garnet

    Olmart House uses only natural garnet with the highest quality characteristics in its products.

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