ANTIQUE GERMAN SILVER GILT MOUNTED OSTRICH EGG POMANDER / POT POURRI / SCENT HOLDER c. 1900

A gorgeous German Silver Gilt Mounted Ostrich Egg Cup and Cover standing on a tall Silver Gilt Spread Pedestal Foot and embellished with Silver Gilt Strap Work. The fitted lid features a classical style figural finial. The Lid and Foot of the Egg feature navy blue cabochon stones inset into the silver gilt mount. when opened the lid reveals a hinged grill with a mounted coin in the centre allowing the cup and cover to be used as a Pot Pourri or Scent Holder. The inset coin or medal bares the image of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis. Date - c. 1900. Made in Hanau, Germany. Maker - Shows the sickle mark of Schleissner. Approx. Total Weight - 972g. Approx. Height - 33.6cm Approx. Diameter of Egg - 12cm