A Colonial silver mounted emu egg with presentation plaque, circa 1875, provenance offered at small & Whitfield, 19/10/87 as lot 88, the egg mounted on a prick worked stem stand and surmounted by an emu on a raised naturalistic ground, the applied shield cartouche bearing the words, presented to Dr Williamson, in grateful remembrance of his extreme kindness, to a beloved mother' 1875, accompanied by auctioneer's catalogue, height 24 cm