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An impressive silver mounted presentation emu egg inkwell by J.…
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Melbourne
Date:
28-Oct-2008
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Description:
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 two emus and an Aboriginal figure holding a boomerang and a club with his foot on a prone kangaroo, the presentation shield inscribed 'Presented by the Shareholders of the National Building Society to B. C. Shierlaw Esq, For His Services As Trustee For the Past Twelve Years, Adelaide August 9th, 1882
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Category:
Precious Objects: Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large