5.8" Blue Chalcedony Mother and Baby Fox Carving

A mother and baby fox cut from a single block of blue chalcedony, 5.8 inches, 943 g.

Chalcedony is quartz grown too finely to show any grain, so it takes a waxy lustre rather than a glassy one and light travels a few millimetres into the surface before it stops. The pale blue reads deeper wherever the stone is thickest and washes out over thin edges, which is why the form changes as you turn it against a window.

Figure work asks for restraint — the face carries the whole piece, and overworking it is easier than underworking it. Drapery and hands are where the carving hours actually go.

Item ID 3100143
Material 100% natural blue chalcedony
Size 5.8 in
Weight 943 g