18 Nov 2012
16:00 EST
Sydney
The Collection of the late Graham & Elizabeth Cocks, Part I
Back to auction 20557
The Collection of the late Graham & Elizabeth Cocks, Part I
Back to auction 20557
An Australian silver mounted 'cameo' emu egg
by Jochim Mathias Wendt, Adelaide, circa 1870
raised on a chased domed base, the vertically mounted egg carved with a kangaroo amongst ferns, cast emu finial, "WENDT/crown/lion passant/Queen Victoria's head", on an ebonised plinth, 24cm(9") high.
raised on a chased domed base, the vertically mounted egg carved with a kangaroo amongst ferns, cast emu finial, "WENDT/crown/lion passant/Queen Victoria's head", on an ebonised plinth, 24cm(9") high.
Sold for
AU$ 1,830
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Brian Bates Antiques, 7 November,1983
Exhibited:
Powerhouse Museum Sydney 1984-1986.
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
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