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Ostrich egg, Italy or France, mid-XIX century
Height x diameter: 30 x 11.5 cm. Base diameter: 11 cm. Weight: 390 g.
mounted on a circular metal base richly decorated with scroll motifs and chiselled foliage elements. The upper part of the egg features a round metal mount, decorated in a similar style to the base, from which rises a winged cherub figure modelled in a dynamic pose.
Provenance:
Count Luigi Rigi Luperti collection.
Count Luigi Rigi Luperti collection.
Live auction 369
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