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Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large — Precious Objects - Sotheby's
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| Number of lots recorded: | 15 |
| Lots with images: | 15 |
| Prices available: | 15 |
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Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A fine silver and silver gilt mounted presentation ostrich egg casket, Australian, 19th century, the oval base with applied ferns and native flora cast with two aboriginal figures confronting a large snake, wrapped around a xanthorrhoea trunk, the casket… | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive silver mounted presentation emu egg inkwell by J. M. Wendt, Adelaide, the stippled green egg with an inset cameo scene surmounted by a well with grape and leaf branch cover, the stand modelled as a trunk emanating leafy branches flanked by… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian emu egg casket with gilded and silver plate mounts, the egg surmounted by two bronzed aboriginals and foliage, a decorative central gilt banding and interior gilding, supported by a fern tree shading a kangaroo and emu and a snake coiled… | *** |  |
| *** | A Fine Silver Mounted Emu Egg Inkstand, By J. M. Wendt, Adelaide, Circa 1870, with a cameo scene insert showing an emu and a kangaroo, surmounted by an inkwell recess with a leaf decorated cover and cockatoo finial, flanked by the figure of an Aboriginal… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of silver mounted emu eggs by J. Holt, Melbourne, 1879, each domed foot decorated with applied goannas, lizards and frogs, the egg supported on a wheat sheath, one with a kangaroo finial, the other with an emu, engraved signature and date to base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A silver and silver gilt mounted ostrich egg wine jug, possibly by Henry Steiner, Adelaide, circa 1871, the stepped foot and collar cast with a foliate decorated vine, flanked by an elaborate branch handle cast with an entwined snake and a lizard, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine silver mounted emu egg by H. Steiner, Adelaide, raised on a circular floral embossed foot, the dual branch standard supporting a stippled brown egg mounted to the base with a vine and pendant grapes, the top mounted with oak leaves and a grape vine… | *** |  |
| *** | A silver gilt emu egg casket attributed to Elkington & Co., circa 1880, the circular chased and engraved foot with scroll supports rising to the body surmounted by a domed cover with a cast emu finial, together with a glass dome and ebonised circular… | *** |  |
| *** | A silver mounted emu egg inkwell by Evan Jones, Sydney, circa 1875, the hinged lid decorated with a cast silver emu, hallmarked E. Jones to the base, together with a glass dome and ebonised circular stand 22 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of silver mounted emu egg goblets by Joseph Tucker, Melbourne, circa 1870, each silver lined egg supported on a fern tree stem with leaf canopy, on a shaped foliate embossed foot, hallmarked J. T. to the foot (2) 21.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A silver mounted emu egg ewer by Joseph Tucker, London 1871, with bright cut decoration to the stepped foot, knopped stem and collar, loop handle, hallmarked to base and spout 29 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A silver mounted emu egg by Edward Fischer, Geelong, circa 1870, raised on an entwined grape and vine standard, the collar with conforming applied decoration and an emu finial, hallmarked E. Fischer, together with a glass dome and ebonised circular stand… | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial silver testimonial centerpiece, attributed to William Kerr, circa 1889 formed as an emu egg supported on two slender entwined fern trees, on a naturalistic rockwork modelled base with applied ferns, bird, kangaroo and mining rig, supported on… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian silver mounted emu egg centrepiece, late 19th / early 20th century, a tall Aboriginal holding aloft an emu egg with silver foliate terminals and surmount, flanked by smaller Aborigines, one with a boomerang, the other with a spear, all… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian silver plate mounted emu egg claret jug and centrepiece, second half 19th century, the helmet shaped spout and foliate engraved mounts flanked by a loop handle, beaded knopped stem on a similarly decorated foot, the detachable stopper with a… | *** |  |