Bidspirit auction | Ostrich egg, Italy or France,

Ostrich egg, Italy or France, mid-XIX century - Height x diameter: 30 x 11.5 cm. Base diameter: 11 cm. Weight: 390 g. mounted on a circular metal base richly decorated with scroll motifs and chiselled foliage elements. The upper part of the egg features a round metal mount, decorated in a similar style to the base, from which rises a winged cherub figure modelled in a dynamic pose. Provenance: Count Luigi Rigi Luperti collection.