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Australian three piece emu egg garniture inkwell set wonderful…
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Sydney
Date:
27-Sep-2018
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Description:
Australian three piece emu egg garniture inkwell set wonderful example of a 19th century three piece set, the central section featuring a horizontal mounted emu egg carved with emu and kangaroo in map of Australia, sitting on a tree with an emu finial and a kangaroo and emu figures to the back. The sides fitted with two glass lidded inkwells and the front with a calligraphy pen (from Czech republic, later addition). This is accompanied by two emu egg garnitures one carved with a lyre bird and the other with a kangaroo, both supported by a leafy silver plated base. Condition: good, some tarnish and wear such as small bends to silver plate and some very light wear to eggs (no visible cracks or holes), of central section height 29 cm width 28 cm, depth 13 cm height of garniture 21 cm
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Precious Objects: Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large