Australian Colonial Emu-Egg Chalice with Silver Mounts
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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, Melbourne c.1861 (mark 91, J. B. Hawkins '19th century Australian Silver, Acc, 1990); in carved timber receptacle, possibly a newel post altered. Label affixed to the cup inscribed 'Emu given by J.Duff Gordon 21.8.72'. (Provenance: from the Estate of the late Sir Garfield Barwick Ak GcmG Qc)
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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- emu eggs 170
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