An agate, stibnite and eighteen karat gold objet d'art, Andrew Grima, circa 1989

An agate, stibnite and eighteen karat gold objet d'art, Andrew Grima, circa 1989. © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793

the blackbird of stibnite with a gold worm in his mouth, perched above an agate geode resembling terrain with quartz-filled rivers; signed Grima. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000. Sold for $6,710

Exhibition catalogue, Grima Retrospective, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, 1991, page 98, plate 298 for a sketch of a similar example.

Bonhams. The Collection of Laura Speiser, featuring jewelry by Andrew Grima, 19 Oct 2010. New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco www.bonhams.com