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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
4-Apr-2012
Lot No.
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Description:
Silver mounted emu egg covered cup by Walsh & Sons, the drop-in cover surmounted by an emu and enclosing gilt washed interior with pierced fret work and greek key borders, resting on a canopy of fern leaves and a trunk shaped stem with a lobed foot richly embossed as rock work and flora. Marks: Walsh & Sons / Melbourne ref Jbh no 134. Height 33 cm. Provenance: Private Collection. Notes: for an almost identical example see J B Hawkins Vol I pp 148 and 207
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Precious Objects: Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large