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Rare and important Australian…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
16-Nov-2024
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Description:
Rare and important Australian sterling silver flatware service, c.1895, marked H.Fischer (Harry Fischer), Stg. Silver, in Old English pattern, comprising six table forks, six table spoons, six dessert forks and six dessert spoons, together with a pie server and slice, of undulating tapering form with pointed finial, all engraved with the monogram for Dr Edward Joseph Brooke du Moulin to terminal, total weight 1773gm, length 18.5 cm, 22.5 cm, 17 cm, 20.5 cm, 25 cm and 28.5 cm (26) Provenance: Harry Fisher, Melbourne, then Dr Edward Joseph Brooke du Moulin, (acquired directly from the above), then Dr Edward Burkett, Dubbo, (acquired from the above), then Dr & Mrs W.S Sweetapple, Sydney, (by descent from the above), then Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24th October 2018, lot 44, then private collection, Sydney. Catalogue note: published J.B Hawkins, nineteenth century Australian silver antique Collectors club, Suffolk, England, 1990, Vol.1, p.307 (illustrated)
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Category:
Unclassified