AN ALMOST LIFE-SIZE SILVER WOLF, STAMPED BUCCELLATI, MILAN, CIRCA 1970 | An almost life-size silver wolf, stamped Buccellati, Milan, circa 1970

with tiger-eye eyes, engraved BUCCELLATI ITALY under one paw

In overall good condition. Marked under a paw. Unusual size, unusual pattern.
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This naturalistic rendering of the fur, of which each hair is individually soldered, was invented by Gianmaria Buccellati. About twenty of these animals are gathered in a room named after their creator in the Huntsville Museum, Alabama.