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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.
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€ 300,00 / 500,00
Estimate
150,00 €
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SILVER ANTIQUES, IVORIES, WUNDERKAMMER - Including selected Works of Art from the Count Luigi Rigi Luperti Collection
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, thu 19 February 2026
SINGLE SESSION 19/02/2026 Hours 15:00
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