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A rare and important Australian silver fiddle pattern soup…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
20-Mar-2019
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Description:
A rare and important Australian silver fiddle pattern soup ladle, Alexander Dick, New South Wales, circa 1837-1838, the handle engraved with the initials 'C.B', hallmarked 'A. Dick', lion passant, leopard's head, 'E' and monarch's head, 242 gms total weight of silver, 32 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia. Other Notes: For an example of identical hallmarks to the present piece, see J.B. Hawkins, Nineteenth Century Australian Silver, Antique Collectors Club, Suffolk, 1990, Vol. 1, p. 76, pl. 42 (illustrated)
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Category:
Silver: Flatware/Cutlery and Accessories