An Art Nouveau sterling silver commemorative comport, 1905 Birmingham, with maker's marks for Elkington & Co, trefoil shaped with three threaded high set handles upon a pedestal base, marking the launch of the S.S Hymettus, launched by Palmers Shipbuilding, iron Co, for Archibald Currie & Co of Melbourne, the maiden voyage, commanded by master Captain Colin McDonald. Provenance: by descent, silver weight 831gr height 18.5 cm, diameter 21.5 cm