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A historically important crested Victorian sterling silver…
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Melbourne
Date:
24-Oct-2018
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A historically important crested Victorian sterling silver 'Fiddle and Thread' pattern part flatware service from the Lonsdale Silver Presentation, William Eaton, London, circa 1841, each piece double struck with a drop heel, the handle engraved with the Lonsdale family Stag insignia, comprising eight dinner forks, eleven entree forks, twelve table spoons and twelve dessert spoons, together with five later added Victorian sterling silver 'Fiddle and Thread' pattern dessert spoons, Francis Higgins, London, circa 1860, (48), approximately 3,411 gms total weight of silver. 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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