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Two historically important pairs of crested Victorian sterling…
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Melbourne
Date:
24-Oct-2018
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Two historically important pairs of crested Victorian sterling silver and parcel gilt salt cellars from the Lonsdale Silver Presentation, William Mann, London, circa 1841, each of compressed ovoid form, cast, chased and embossed with floral roundels and c-scrolls, centred by a cartouche bearing the Lonsdale family Stag insignia, beneath a gadrooned and leaf cast rim bordering a gilt wash interior and a blue glass liner, raised on shell cast supports, together with four later added Victorian sterling silver 'Fiddle and Thread' pattern salt spoons, Robert Wallis, London, circa 1846, double struck, with a drop heel, engraved to the handle with the Lonsdale family Stag insignia, approximately 762 gms total weight of silver, excluding glass liners, salt cellars 9.5 cm diameter, 5 cm high. Provenance: Captain William Lonsdale (1799-1864), acquired 1842. Edgar Lonsdale Esq. (1839-1885), by descent from the above. Granville Lonsdale Esq. (1884-1922), by descent from the above. Mrs Muriel Ruth Lonsdale-Weir (1916-1987), by descent from the above. Mrs Liona Cecilia Newman, by descent from the above. Exhibited: The Lonsdale Silver Presentation: An Exhibition, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Como House, Melbourne, 16-31 July 1988. Victoria On Show, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, 15-18 February 1996. Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, 18 September 1996-circa December 1998. Literature: Testimonial to Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 28 January 1840, p. 3. Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 31 January 1840, p. 2. List of Subscribers to the Testimonial to be Presented to Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 31 January 1840, p. 2. Captain Lonsdale', Port Phillip Herald, Melbourne, 15 March 1842, p. 4. The Lonsdale Silver Presentation: An Exhibition, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Melbourne, 1988, p. 8. John M. Wilkins, The Life and Times of Captain William Lonsdale, 'Nieuwe Dieper', 1799-1864: The Biographical Diary of Port Phillip's 'Accredited Spy', J. Wilkins, Melbourne, 1991, p. 129
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Unclassified