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A silver sugar basket, possibly William Edwards, London and…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
17-Jul-2019
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Description:
A silver sugar basket, possibly William Edwards, London and Melbourne, circa 1857, the body elaborately pierced with an embossed scene depicting exotic birds perched amongst grapes and vines, beneath grape leaf pendants, centred by a vacant cartouche, housing a frosted glass liner (probably later), 269 gms total weight of silver (excluding glass liner), 12 cm high, Literature, J.B Hawkins, nineteenth century Australian silver, antique Collectors club, Suffolk, England, 1990, vol. 1, p. 176, pl. 25 and 26 (illustrated, two similar examples)
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Category:
Unclassified