A PAIR OF ELABORATE GERMAN VERMEIL AND EGG OSTRICH BIRDS AS CENTRE PIECES

Description:

Hanau, J.L. Schlingloff, circa 1900
H. 40 cm
Silver, cast, embossed, engraved and gilded. The bodies of the birds are each made from an ostrich egg, the birds are naturalistically crafted from silver with rich plumage. Stand decorated with foliage. German hallmarks, 800 standard, company logo: a flower. Tog. circa 2976 grams. Minor wear.
Franconian private collection. Acquired from the descendants of the Schlingloff company. According to the consignors, only 10 ostriches of this type were made.
After the Renaissance ostrich egg cups by the Leipzig gold and silversmith Elias Geyer, which were created around 1589/95 and are located in the Grüne Gewölbe in Dresden. Lit. Dirk Syndram, Prunkstücke des Grünen Gewölbes zu Dresden, p. 83. Scheffler/Hessen, p. 542, Nr. 478a, 571.