Bronze and rhodonite pigeon, designed by Eduard Nikitin, Chelyabinsk Factory of Artistic Goods, Russia, 1980s

Description

A desk sculpture depicting a stylised pigeon, made of cast bronze and rhodonite.
The smooth, pink-crimson stone with black manganese dendrites and veining contrasts with the patinated, finely worked structure of the bronze.

Eduard Nikitin’s work belongs to a group of small-scale sculptures and objects combining metalwork with semi-precious stones from the Urals.
The item is in Original, Very good condition.