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