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Silver mounted emu egg by Henry Steiner c1880, raised on an…
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Sydney
Date:
4-Apr-2012
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Description:
Silver mounted emu egg by Henry Steiner c1880, raised on an ebonised plinth with a kneeling Aboriginal figure, rasing the leaf capped egg, surmounted by a kangaroo. Marks: underneath egg H St (lion passant) (Victoria) (kangaroo) ref: JBH195, 193. Height 35 cm. Provenance: private collection. Notes: for an almost identical example see J B Hawkins volume II page 102 and lot 139 in this catalogue
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Unclassified