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Emu egg in stand

Emu egg in stand
 1899-1900

Medium
emu egg, silver, bakelite
Measurements
(a-b) 18.4 × 11.5 × 12.3 cm (overall)
Place/s of Execution
London, England; Australia
Inscription
(b) punched in rear stand c.l.: G & S. Co (dot under o) / LD (D underlined) (lion passant) (leopard's head) d
Accession Number
D214.a-b-1979
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The John and Jan Altmann Collection of Australian Silver. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John and Jan Altmann, Founder Benefactors, 1979
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Emu egg carved within oval with kangaroo in landscape, egg mounted at angle in wire scrolled stand.