Description: An Australian sterling silver, silver gilt and 18ct gold novelty egg pot pourri, John Edwin Hale, Adelaide, circa 1960s-1970s
the hinged two-sectional ovoid body opening to a gilt wash interior, the lower section inset with a removable grill pierced and engraved with Australian floral motifs, centred by an 18ct gold model of a cracked walnut, raised on a standard cast in the form of a tree trunk, with a group of Australian native animals gathered at its base, raised on a polished hardstone agate base, housed within a hardwood box with a single glazed door
2,854 gms total weight, pot pourri 21.5 cm high, box 34 cm high, 23 cm wide, 26 cm deep