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An Australian silver brandy flask, by Brunkhorst, Adelaide…
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Sydney
Date:
10-Nov-2008
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An Australian silver brandy flask, by Brunkhorst, Adelaide Circa 1895, shaped as an oval section canister gently tapering to the base, on top a swing handle and with a short screw capped spout, a pull off beaker to the base, the body engraved 'J F' and the beaker 'Remembrance / of a pleasant trip to Busselton / 3rd Nov 1896', 12 cm wide, 8 cm high, 322gms. Provenance: The Estate of the late Lord John Forrest. Lord John Forrest, Baron Forrest of Bunbury (1847-1918) was a famous West Australian explorer and statesman. His 1869 explorations in the search for Leichhardt's remains, whilst it did not discover those remain, led him to suggest that geologists investigate indications of the presence of minerals in the interior of Western Australia. He was elected Member for Bunbury in 1890 and was Premier for ten years. Among his many achievements was the establishment of the railway from Port Augusta to Kalgorlie. His faith and perseverance with the transcontinental railway system, despite formidable opposition from the Eastern States, was successfully completed in 1918. That year he was the first native born Australian to be awarded a barony and held the title Baron Forrest of Bunbury. The inscription refers to a particular occasion when Sir John Forrest, Premier, travelled to Busselton by special train to attend the Southern Districts Agricultural Society's meeting on 4 November 1896. Sir John Forrest was accompanied by his brother, Alexander Forrest and three members of his Cabinet: Hon. F.H. Piesse, Commissioner of Railways and Director of Public Works, Hon. George Thossell, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Hon. Septimus Burt, Attorney General. The train arrived on the morning of 4 November and were met by Mr Cockworthy M.L.A. and Mr Gale, President of the Southern Districts Agricultural Society. The flask was awarded to Sir John to mark that occasion. Note: August Ludwig. Brunkhorst (1846-1919) was probably born in Nienburg, Germany and arrived in South Australia in 1875. He is listed in Adelaide being in business in 1877 as Kindermann and Brunkhorst. On the retirement of the silversmith Henry Steiner in 1884, Brunkhorst purchased the business. He died unmarried in 1919. J.B. Hawkins in 'Nineteenth Century Australian Silver' illustrates a very similar brandy flask by Brunkhorst, vol.II, p.184. A further example sold from the Walter Pick Collection at Abbey's auctions in Melbourne on 31 August 1992 as lot 546
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