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An Australian silver mounted emu egg inkstand, by Jochim…
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Sydney
Date:
18-Nov-2012
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Description:
An Australian silver mounted emu egg inkstand, by Jochim Matthias Wendt, Adelaide, circa 1875 the horizontal mounted egg with an inset diorama of grazing emus in a landscape, raised on a chased oval base with an indigenous hunter holding a club and spear stalking an emu and kangaroo, the inkwell with a cover of a cockatoo perched on a branch, ebony plinth, marks obliterated, 25 cm high. Reference: Hawkins, J.B. Nineteenth century Australian Silver, Volume two, colourplate 57
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Category:
Precious Objects: Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large