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Impressive Australian silver mounted emu egg, by Henry Steiner…
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Adelaide
Date:
19-Mar-2017
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Impressive Australian silver mounted emu egg, by Henry Steiner Adelaide (1858 - 1883), silver base of four stylized vine & leaf feet on timber platform, main diorama of Australian native scene inc: emu Sturt Pea, Aboriginal hunter holding spear & galah on branch entwined with snake, emu egg base & lid fringed with silver band, blue felt interior kangaroo finial, marked H. Steiner, Queen Victoria head & passant lion, height 27 cm. Provenance: Obtained by the current owner from Sea-Witch Antiques who offered the item for sale on behalf of an Adelaide family who have had this piece since manufacture. The egg has been on loan and display at the Art Gallery of South Australia from 1983 until 2001
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Precious Objects: Eggs, Mounted Emu and Other Large