AN AUSTRALIAN SILVER PLATE MOUNTED EMU EGG CLARET JUG AND CENTREPIECE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
AN AUSTRALIAN SILVER PLATE MOUNTED EMU EGG CLARET JUG AND CENTREPIECE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURYEstimate $1,000 – $1,500
- Lot Sold $1,000 (Hammer Price)
- $1,200 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the helmet shaped spout and foliate engraved mounts flanked by a loop handle, beaded knopped stem on a similarly decorated foot, the detachable stopper with a cast emu finial; the centrepiece with a domed two handled cover, engraved with a Greek key border, the finial modelled as an emu standing amongst fern fronds, turned cedar base
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27CM AND 19CM HIGH RESPECTIVELY