Standing Cup
Designer: John Paul Cooper, 1869-1933
Polished emu egg shell mounted and lines with silver, the stand in the form of a simple column branching at the the top to make four supporting brackets in the form of fruiting vines, the diivsions set with cabochon-cut gemstones, the stand with repoussé decoration of roses.
6 1/2 inches (15.9 cm.)
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