By Michael Henry Birch (1926-2008), signed with artist’s initials ‘MHB’ c.1994
Published: Birch, JKL (2013) The Art & Life of Michael Birch, p. 69. Exhibited: Sotheby’s Bonds Street London, 1994.
The Carvings of Michael Henry Birch, N.K.C., New York, 1995. Exhibited & Illustrated: Tactiles by Michael Henry Birch, I.N.S.C., Boston, 2001.
Carved from dark-stained boxwood, the head carved from stag antler with the head stripes inlaid in lustrous black lacquer. The eyes are in drawn crystal rod. Signed on an inlaid gold plaque ‘MHB’.
HEIGHT 2.8 cm, LENGTH 3.7 cm
Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: From the collection of Jonathan Birch, son of Michael Henry Birch.