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A SILVER AND SILVER GILT MOUNTED OSTRICH EGG WINE JUG, POSSIBLY BY HENRY STEINER, ADELAIDE, CIRCA 1871
A SILVER AND SILVER GILT MOUNTED OSTRICH EGG WINE JUG, POSSIBLY BY HENRY STEINER, ADELAIDE, CIRCA 1871Estimate $6,000 – $8,000
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- Lot Sold $6,000 (Hammer Price)
- $7,200 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the stepped foot and collar cast with a foliate decorated vine, flanked by an elaborate branch handle cast with an entwined snake and a lizard, the hinged cover with an emu thumb piece, the body inscribed ' the ostrich egg which forms this jug was the gift of Mr. J.S. Badgett of Ealing Park to Hugh Gilmoar Sharp 1871', together with a glass dome and ebonised circular stand
34CM HIGH
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