Saint Hubertus

Modeled in hard carver’s wax, and lost wax cast in 14k gold and silver on the November 4th, the feast of Saint Hubertus. The scene shows Hubertus’ vision of the Hart in gold - set between a stag’s antlers above a prong-set 1.5 carat ruby. Patron of hunters and metalworkers. Saint Hubertus’  wife died giving birth to their son, after which Hubert retreated from the court, and withdrew into the forests of Ardennes, giving himself up entirely to hunting. One Good Friday morning, as Hubertus was persueing a hart, the stag turned to him and Hubertus had a vision of a crucifix between its antlers accompanied by a voice. Hubertus dismounted his horse, prostrated himself before the hart asking "Lord, what wouldst Thou have me do?". The voice instructed him to turn to God, and lectured Hubertus on holding animals in high regard and with compassion as they are also God’s creatures. The voice instructed Hubertus that the hunter ought to only shoot when a humane, clean and quick kill is assured -