Lot: 15
Joachim Matthias Wendt
emu egg with silver mount
Emu egg crowned by a fully sculpted bird figure. Wooden base with silver terrain plinth and Aboriginal, hunted kangaroo and emu. Crossed antlers or branches serve as pen holders. 22 x 20 x 16 cm. Marked: JM Wendt, Adelaide, lion and crown mark. The silversmith Joachim Matthias Wendt was born in 1830 in Schleswig-Holstein, which was then part of Denmark. In the middle of the 19th century he opened a shop in Adelaide, Australia.
Reserve price: 2,800 €
K-14 - Auction November 2024
16. November 2024 at 10:00 AM CET
16. November 2024 at 10:00 AM CET
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