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CIRCA 1880, MARKS OVER-STRUCK AND ILLEGIBLE
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER-MOUNTED MODEL OF AN OSTRICH
CIRCA 1880, MARKS OVER-STRUCK AND ILLEGIBLE
On oval base chased with lion-masks, lizards, fruit and foliage, the body an ostrich egg mounted with hinged wings and detachable head, realistically chased with foliage, inventory label S.302, marked on base
16 ¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 1880, MARKS OVER-STRUCK AND ILLEGIBLE
On oval base chased with lion-masks, lizards, fruit and foliage, the body an ostrich egg mounted with hinged wings and detachable head, realistically chased with foliage, inventory label S.302, marked on base
16 ¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Purchased by William James at Brasberg in Amsterdam, July 1883 for £26.17s.
Literature
William James, Inventory, WDMS. 3263, 1882-1904, ‘Ornaments, Epergnes, Cups. 3. Ostrich…Brasberg Amsterdam…July 1883…5oz…£26 17s’.
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