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Silver mounted and carved emu egg mantle piece by Henry Steiner,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
4-Apr-2012
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Description:
Silver mounted and carved emu egg mantle piece by Henry Steiner, surmounted by an emu leading to a stained egg with an inset carved cameo of a crested cockatoo on a branch and an emu, resting on a canopy of fern leaves and a naturally modelled as a trunk with rockwork base, resting on an ebonised plinth with glass dome. Marks: H.St / (kangaroo) (emu) 14, ref JBH no 183 and 174. Height of ornament only: 29 cm. Provenance: Vizard Foundation.2001 Geelong Exhibition no 32
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Category:
Precious Objects: Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large