A sterling silver-mounted emu egg cup, makers mark of William Edwards, Melbourne. Australian 19th century. stamped WE top base foot-rim and BB MD and emu and kangaroo stamped to one leaf. Provenance: Christies South Kensington 22 March 2007 lot 1331 (…
Emu Egg Epergne with Silver and Glass Dome
An emu egg and silver-plated epergne beneath a glass dome, 19th century, the relief carved emu egg surmounted by an emu figurine and flanked by two frilled conical glass vases held in silvered framework with fern frond embellishments and little kangaroo…
Emu Egg Garniture Inkwell Set with Australian Carvings
Australian three piece emu egg garniture inkwell set wonderful example of a 19th century three piece set, the central section featuring a horizontal mounted emu egg carved with emu and kangaroo in map of Australia, sitting on a tree with an emu finial and…
Silver Emu Egg Ornament with Australian Wildlife in Glass Dome
A sterling silver mounted emu egg ornament adorned with emu, kangaroo, cockatoo and possum, in glass dome on later timber base, stamped 'Stg. Silver, Rocca', 25 cm high
Carved Emu Egg with Australian Fauna, 19th Century
A silver mounted emu egg carved with Australian fauna, 19th century 23 cm high
Silver-plated Emu Egg Cup with Cover, Late 19th Century
An emu egg cup and cover with silver plated mounts, most likely English, late 19th century, 39 cm high
Carved Emu Eggs on Silver Stands, 19th Century
A pair of carved emu eggs on Australian silver plated stands, 19th century, 31 cm high
Carved Emu Egg with Gilt Silver Stand
Early West Australian carved emu egg, depicting kookaburra and wedge tail eagle taking flight with inscription 'Wiuna WA'. The egg is mounted in a rococo style gilt silver stand with emu finial. Silver stand by Horace Woodard Co Ltd London 1893 to 1916…
Australian Emu Egg Clock & Dome with Aboriginal Figures
A 19th century Australian emu egg clock & dome, the silver plate foliate and fern leaf frame surmounted by an emu & supporting two emu eggs with cast figures of Aboriginal with boomerang, emu & kangaroo
Australian Wildlife Emu Egg Carvings with Aboriginal Hunter
A pair of emu eggs carved with Australian wild animals & an Aboriginal hunter. Silver plated mounts with emu finials resting on turned ebonized timber plinths. 31 cm each
An antique sterling silver emu egg inkwell, adorned with wheatsheaf finial (note: later wooden base), made in London, circa 1886, 24 cm high
19th Century Silver Plated Emu Egg Inkwell
An antique Australian silver plated emu egg ink well, 19th century, 29 cm high
Aboriginal Hunting Scene on Carved Emu Eggs
A pair of carved emu eggs with Aboriginal hunting scene and native animals, later turned wooden stands, late 19th century, 21 cm high
Australian Emu Egg Carvings and Unadorned Specimen Set
Two Australian carved emu eggs with Aborigines and native animals together with an uncarved specimen, early 20th century (3 items)
Australian Emu Egg with Silver Stand and Aboriginal Motifs
An Australian carved emu egg with silver plated stand and mounts, the base adorned with a gilded kangaroo and Aboriginal figure, fern leaves and emu finial, 19th century, 26 cm high
Silver Mounted Emu Egg on Ebonised Stand
A Colonial silver mounted emu egg on ebonised stand, 19th century, with an emu on drum finial above a stiff leaf collar and pendant vine leaf decorations, similarly decorated to the stem and issuing three legs with leaf form feet, above an ebonised base,…
Emu Egg Mounts on Marble and Travertine Plinths
Two emu eggs, mounted by Tony White one example with a white marble plinth, another with a travertine plinth, one with hallmarks to base 27 cm, 23.5 cm heights (2)
Silver Mounted Half Emu Egg with Emu Finial
Edwards & Kaul (attributed) Australian silver mounted half emu egg with silver emu finial, circa 1880. William Edwards (famous for his fine repousse work) and Alexander Kaul went in to partnership in Melbourne in 1873 and continued until 1892. 17 cm high
Colonial Silver Emu Egg with Presentation Plaque, 1875
A Colonial silver mounted emu egg with presentation plaque, circa 1875, provenance offered at small & Whitfield, 19/10/87 as lot 88, the egg mounted on a prick worked stem stand and surmounted by an emu on a raised naturalistic ground, the applied shield…
Australian Emu Egg Trophy with Silver Mounts and Inscription
An Australian silver mounted emu egg trophy George.H. Armfield, Collingwood, circa 1870 the egg with figured finial and shield below inscribed ' Presented by Geo.H.Bennett Esq. For Tanners & Curriers, Handicap, won by. W.Scott', all mounted on an ebonised…
Aboriginal Figure on Silver Emu Egg Stand
Australian silver emu egg stand with aboriginal figure amongst ferns & grass tree. Mid to late 19th century. 27 cm
1872 Dunolly Bicycle Race Trophy with Emu Finial
An Australian silver mounted emu egg trophy with emu finial and silver plaque, Dunolly Boxing Day Sports 1872, Licensed Victuallers Cup, 2 Mile Bicycle Race won by B.F. Neumann, 25 cm high
19th century Australian silver mounted cameo egg, stamped to silver base with makers mark of Jochim Mathias Wendt, Adelaide, c.1870s, the vertically opposed emu egg carved with a cameo kangaroo design, surmounted with a cast kangaroo finial, the whole set…
19th Century Emu Egg Centerpiece with Fern Branches
A rare kid leather mounted emu egg centrepiece, 19th century, the lily banded egg supported by pendant fern branches on a circular ebonised base with conforming decoration, glass dome, 48 cm high
Carved Emu Egg & Silver Epergne with Australian Fauna
A Victorian carved emu egg and silver plated epergne, 19th century, unmarked, an emu egg carved with Australian fauna raised on a plated trunk with bracken branches, and having a serpentine base with a patterned apron supporting applied emus and kangaroos…
Silver Emu Egg by Bluey Roberts
Donald (Bluey) Roberts, silver mounted carved emu egg on red gum base surmounted with silver emu finial decorated with emus, signed Bluey Roberts to egg.
Sterling Silver Emu Egg Pair with Figures, 1907
Pair of sterling silver mounted emu eggs with silver emu figures to top. Hallmarked London 1907
Silver-mounted Emu Egg by Bluey Roberts
Donald (Bluey) Roberts, silver mounted carved emu egg on red gum base, surmounted with silver kangaroo finial decorated with ramindjeri shields and spears and fine silhouetted motifs, signed Bluey Roberts to egg.
Silver Emu Egg by Bluey Roberts
Donald (Bluey) Roberts, silver mounted carved emu egg on red gum base, surmounted with silver emu finial decorated with emus and aboriginals, signed Bluey Roberts to egg.
Wendt's Aboriginal Man with Emu Egg Ornament
Wendt (attributed) Australian silver figural ornament of an Aboriginal man holding an emu egg which is surmounted by an emu finial, Adelaide, South Australian origin,19th century,
Australian Emu Egg Goblet by William Edwards, Melbourne, c. 1860
An Australian silver mounted emu egg goblet, by William Edwards, Melbourne, circa 1860 with shaped circular domed base embossed and chased with flower heads, leaves and scrolls, trunk stem with vines, the 3/4 egg with pierced foral rim and gilt interior,…
Silver Plated Emu Egg Desk Set, 19th/20th Century
A silver plated emu egg desk set, late 19th early 20th century, 29 cm
Colonial Emu Egg and Silver Plate Inkstand Centrepiece
A Colonial silver plate and emu egg centrepiece inkstand, on an oval ebonised wood moulded plinth, having three emu eggs in a naturalistically modelled landscape with a central tree fern and various grass trees and ferns, an aborigine hunting kangaroos…
Victorian Silver Emu Egg with Cast Emus
Victorian sterling silver mounted emu egg & cover with 3 cast emus by Hyam Hyams of London, Circa 1871. 26 cm
Silver Plated Emu Egg Desk Set with Sydney Bridge Carving
An Australian silver plated mounted emu egg desk set carved with Sydney Harbour Bridge, circa 1933, 28 cm high, 28m wide, 16 cm deep
Victorian Emu Egg Cup & Cover with Gilt Silver Interior
Victorian gilt sterling silver and emu egg cup and cover, hallmarked, London, 1871, H.W, set with emu finial and decorative border, opening to gilt silver interior, raised on a fluted silver and gilt support on circular foot, height 30 cm. Provenance:…
Silver Emu Egg Inkwell Set with Carved Decoration
Three piece silver mounted emu egg inkwell set with emu kangaroo and lyrebird carved decoration and silver emu and kangaroo figures
A sterling-silver mounted emu egg presentation covered cup on pedestal base, makers mark of William Edwards, Australian 19th century. with sewing and other fitments in velvet lined interior. Provenance: Descended from the family of Theodore Roosevelt.…
Australian Silver Emu Egg Centrepiece with Aboriginal Figures
An Australian silver mounted emu egg centrepiece, late 19th / early 20th century, a tall Aboriginal holding aloft an emu egg with silver foliate terminals and surmount, flanked by smaller Aborigines, one with a boomerang, the other with a spear, all…
Colonial Silver Testimonial Centerpiece with Australian Wildlife Motifs
A Colonial silver testimonial centerpiece, attributed to William Kerr, circa 1889 formed as an emu egg supported on two slender entwined fern trees, on a naturalistic rockwork modelled base with applied ferns, bird, kangaroo and mining rig, supported on…
Australian Colonial Emu-Egg Chalice with Silver Mounts
An Australian Colonial silver-mounted emu-egg chalice, with scalloped silver rim, silver-gilt lined bowl interior, fruiting vine flange, cluster column, incurved octafoil foot with engraved repousse embossed leaf band; retailed by Brush & McDonnell,…
A pair of silver-plated and emu egg cups by Evan Jones, incorporating the head of Ricketty Dick, Sydney. Australian circa 1880. Provenance: Acquired by the vendors in the UK at auction Andrew Smith and Sons, Hampshire. circa 202. Reference: Nineteenth…
Silver Mounted Emu Egg Rowing Trophy, Australia 1880
An Australian silver mounted emu egg rowing trophy Edward Francis Gunter Fischer, Geelong, circa 1880 the egg flanked by vinelike terminals with central shield inscribed ' Ballarat Annual Regatta, 1885, Senior Eights, Won by G.Robertson, no.6, Wendouree…
Australian Silver Emu Egg with Fern Base and Finial
William Edwards, Australian silver mounted emu egg with tree fern base & emu finial. Hallmarked on the foot. Height 29 cm
Colonial Australian Silver Emu Egg with Fern Base
William Edwards (attributed), Colonial Australian silver mounted emu egg with emu finial and fern base, 19th century, 29.5 cm high. Provenance: The Edward Clark collection, Melbourne
Sterling Silver Emu Egg Presentation Cup & Cover
J Henry Steiner (1835-1914) sterling silver mounted emu egg presentation cup & cover, mid 1870s South Australian Colonial period exhibition piece, the stemmed rocky base & finial decorated with, Australian native flora, fauna, fern & vine motifs, the…
Silver and Emu Egg Inkstand with Repousse Decoration
A Colonial silver and emu egg inkstand, the oval ebonised base supporting a panel with repousse decoration of roses, a twig work pen rest and a pair of half egg wells with silver mounted foliate rims, the covers with emu finials, maker Kilpatrick & Co,…
Australian Silver Emu Egg Casket with Aboriginal Scene
Henry Young (Melbourne) fine Australian silver emu egg casket, adorned with scene of Aboriginal hunter, kangaroo, emu and foliage, 19th century stamped 'H. Young Stg Silver' 29 cm high overall
A fine sterling-silver mounted emu-egg presentation bowl and cover, makers mark of William Edwards, Australian 19th century. gilt interior, a pair of emus as the final and parrot finials to the handles, stamped WE makers mark, emu and kangaroo marks, 27…
Melbourne's Exquisite Emu Egg Casket: A Grateful Tribute
William Edwards of Melbourne impressive silver and emu egg casket, adorned with emus, parrots, kangaroo and ferns. Bearing inscription 'To A.A. Vansittart Esq, in grateful remembrance of Past Favors And Admiration Of Many, Disinterested and Noble Actions,…
Silver Mounted Emu Egg Inkwell with Aboriginal Figure
William Edwards, an impressive 19th century silver mounted emu egg inkwell with aboriginal seated figure amongst emus & ferns with gold gilt interior & highlights. Mounted on an oval timber base. Height 25.5 cm, width 22 cm, depth 15 cm
Walsh & Sons of Melbourne, stunning antique Australian silver emu egg casket with gilt wash interior, adorned with Aboriginal hunting figure, emus and ferns, mounted on a blackwood base, 19th century, stamped 'Walsh & Sons, Melb.', 30 cm high
Sterling Silver Emu Egg Presentation Cup & Cover
Henry Steiner sterling silver mounted emu egg presentation cup & cover, mid 1870s South Australian Colonial period exhibition piece, the stemmed rocky base & finial decorated with Australian native flora, fauna fern & vine motifs, the circular foot & cup…
Colonial Silver Emu Egg Goblet with Australian Wildlife Decoration
William Edwards, Colonial silver mounted emu egg goblet, spectacularly adorned with kangaroo and emu amongst landscape and fern foliage, interior with original gilt wash finish, Melbourne, 19th century, stamped 'W. E.' with emu and kangaroo marks, 19.5 cm…
Henry Steiner's Jewelled Emu Egg Casket
Henry Steiner, Australian Colonial silver mounted emu egg jewelled casket, height 32 cm, lavishly decorated with foliage, emus and kangaroos and fighting Aboriginal figures to the finial of the lid., Henry Steiner is one of Australia's most celebrated…
Silver Emu Egg Inkwell by Joachim Matthias Wendt
Excellent silver mounted emu egg inkwell, by Joachim Matthias Wendt (1830 -1917), vertical egg with silver trim inkwell and a gold gilt goanna finial, the naturalistic base, comprising two impressive male & female Aboriginals, each standing with one foot…
Australian Aboriginal Silver Emu Egg Inkwell
J. M. Wendt, rare Australian silver mounted emu egg inkwell on timber plinth, adorned with Aboriginal figures, cockatoo finial and mirrored inset cartouche with kangaroo and emu in landscape decorated with fern fronds, South Australia origin, 19th century…
Silver Mounted Emu Egg with Australian Diorama
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…
Colonial Silver Emu Egg Casket by J. Henry Steiner
J. Henry Steiner, superb Colonial silver mounted emu egg casket with kangaroo finial, Aboriginal warrior hunting an emu, Sturt's desert pea and imposing spread eagle on reverse, Adelaide, South Australia, circa 1870s, stamped 'H. Steiner' with Queen's…
Schomburgk's Aboriginal-themed Emu Egg Casket with Silver Mounts
Julius Schomburgk, impressive Australian Colonial silver mounted emu egg casket adorned with Aboriginal figures in a wrestling pose, the base featuring a kangaroo and emu amongst ferns and foliage, interior with original gilt wash finish, mounted on an…
Aboriginal-inspired Australian Colonial silver desk set
J. M. Wendt, a superb Australian desk set, Colonial silver and emu egg decorated with Aboriginal figures, kangaroo, emu and goanna finished gilded highlights, mounted in a rocky form landscape with ferns and leaves, original blackwood plinth base, 19th…
Zoomorphic Claret Jug with Emu Egg and Sterling Silver
Claret jug with emu egg 1870's South Australian Colonial zoomorphic, exhibition piece, by J Henry steiner, body of emu egg mounted in sterling silver, neck & spout in the form of an emu head with snake handle & thumb flip lid, the Socle base of plain form…
Australian Colonial silver mounted emu eggs by Qwist of Sydney
Pair of important Australian Colonial silver mounted emu eggs by Qwist of Sydney, the bases modelled with an Aboriginal family resting under gum trees, one base with a bearded man and slain kangaroo, the other with woman and child, beside them a basket,…
Australian Silver Emu Egg Inkwell by Wendt
Impressive Australian silver emu egg inkwell, by Joachim Matthias Wendt (1830 -1917), stippled brown emu egg with inset cameo of Australian bush native scene, surmounted by an inkwell with galah on branch cover, the base & stand decorated with a…
Australian Silver Emu Egg Urns with Aboriginal Figures
Christian Ludwig Quist, a stunning pair of Australian silver mounted emu egg urns adorned with Aboriginal figures seated in strikingly natural poses with weapons and tools, kangaroos and an emu. A tour-de-force of Colonial silversmithing, Museum quality.…
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