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J. M. Wendt
Pair of trophies (c. 1880)
sterling silver, emu egg
(a) 29.5 × 10.1 cm diameter
(b) 29.1 × 9.7 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Altmann Collection of Australian Silver. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John and Jan Altmann, Founder Benefactors, 1979
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Medium
sterling silver, emu egg
Measurements
(a) 29.5 × 10.1 cm diameter
(b) 29.1 × 9.7 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Altmann Collection of Australian Silver. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John and Jan Altmann, Founder Benefactors, 1979
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia
Inscription
(a) punched in outside rim on left side of base l.c.: WENDT STG. SIL
(b) punched in outside rim of base l.c.: WENDT STG. SIL
Accession Number
D224.a-b-1979
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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Physical description
Stained emu eggs mounted vertically on stands composed of central wire shelves.