An Australian silver centrepiece, probably made by William Edwards, marked by Walsh Brothers, Melbourne, circa 1870 the later glass bowl raised on a triform base with three large embossed leaf feet, embossed flowerheads and bunches of grapes, and a plateau with a cast ram, bull and xanthorrhoea grass, fern stem with scrolling leaves issuing fern leaves, marked 'WALSH BRS', 37 cm (14.5) high. Provenance: The Collection of the late Graham & Elizabeth Cocks Exhibited: Powerhouse Museum Sydney 1984-1986