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A fine silver inkwell…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
22-Oct-2023
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Description:
A fine silver inkwell centre-piece, Australian, circa 1880. with two glass inkwells suspended in the tree-ferns, apparently unmarked. Under glass dome. This piece was bought with an attribution to William Kerr, Sydney (1838-1896) although the design and the somewhat distinctive band of decoration around the foot-rim relates more to Steiner designs. See Nineteenth Century Australian Silver . J.B. Hawkins Vol 2 Page 115/116/117 plate 368, 25 cm high, 35 cm wide on ebonised oval base 36 cm high overall 31.5 cm wide. Dome 45 cm high 36 cm wide
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Category:
Recreations & Pursuits: Writing - Inkwells & inkstands