18 Nov 2012
16:00 EST
Sydney
The Collection of the late Graham & Elizabeth Cocks, Part I
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The Collection of the late Graham & Elizabeth Cocks, Part I
Back to auction 20557
An Australian silver emu egg
by William H Spencer, Adelaide, circa 1880
the vertically mounted egg with an inset mirrored diorama of a farmer resting under a tree watching his sheep, the embossed and chased base with an indigenous Australian on his hands and knees stalking an emu, applied xanthorrhoea grass to the base, the chased stem covered by climbing vine leaf and radiating fern leaves and kangaroo finial, unmarked, 30cm (11.5") high
the vertically mounted egg with an inset mirrored diorama of a farmer resting under a tree watching his sheep, the embossed and chased base with an indigenous Australian on his hands and knees stalking an emu, applied xanthorrhoea grass to the base, the chased stem covered by climbing vine leaf and radiating fern leaves and kangaroo finial, unmarked, 30cm (11.5") high
Sold for
AU$ 6,100
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Christies Melbourne 7 August 1990
Reference:
For a history of William H Spencer see William H Spencer Journeyman Silversmith by Peter Roberts, Australiana August 1992
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
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