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An Australian silver mounted emu egg, by Jochim Matthias Wendt,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
18-Nov-2012
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Description:
An Australian silver mounted emu egg, by Jochim Matthias Wendt, Adelaide, circa 1875, the vertically mounted egg on an oval domed cased base and flanked by a bronze indigenous hunter holding a club and with one foot on a slain emu, and a kangaroo, emu finial, ebony plinth, marked 'J.M Wendt/Adelaide', 22 cm high. Provenance: Kerry Trollope Antiques, Five Dock, Feb 1983 Exhibited: Powerhouse Museum Sydney 1984-92
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Category:
Precious Objects: Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large