Quality pair of Australian Emu Eggs, Aboriginals, Koala, Kangaroo, Advance Australia, Melbourne Cup horse 'Marbou' c. 1936 1936

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Description

Pair of remarkable Australian Emu Eggs, superbly carved with four main panels and six smaller roundels, the larger being;  Heart of Australia / Advance Australia  Australia Years Ago / Australia Today  including Aboriginal figures and implements,  the smaller including two kookaburras, 'O'possum', 'Lyre Bird', Koala 'Native Bear', and the Melbourne cup winner 'Marabou',    the two main panels with a small heart shape deeper carving, one of a kangaroo and emu, the other a view of Sydney Harbour Bridge. 
Set on a period blackwood stand custom made for them,    
circa 1936 


p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial; color: #636363} The family tradition for these pieces were that they were presented as a gift to a bank manager on the occasion of his move from Gippsland to Geelong. The Sydney Harbour bridge is shown in its completed post-1932 form, and as the family moved circa 1936, a date of 1936 appears accurate. The horse 'Marbou' won the Melbourne Cup in November 1935, and so would have been 'current news'.  

Many more images available on request. 

Condition:  One excellent, the other with restored damages to the very top section 

Price: $1,950.00

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