A Colonial silver posy holder, the conical holder (lacking pin) and handle engraved with foliage and scrolls, apparently unmarked. In original box retailed by Lamb & Roberts, 23 hunter Street Sydney, length 14 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005. Other Notes: Lamb and Fairfax went into partnership in 1842 and eventually became Fairfax and Roberts in 1886.