Lot Essay
For similarly designed birds see J.B.Hawkins Nineteenth Century Australian Silver Vol 1, plates 177 and 178
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Details
AN AUSTRALIAN SILVER MOUNTED OSTRICH EGG CLARET JUG
By William Edwards, Melbourne, circa 1870, chased with various parrots and rifle birds, the base marked 'W.EDWARDS, MANUFACTURER, MELBOURNE' and 'BY APPOINTMENT H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH' and 'STERLING SILVER', 36 cm. (14 in.) high
By William Edwards, Melbourne, circa 1870, chased with various parrots and rifle birds, the base marked 'W.EDWARDS, MANUFACTURER, MELBOURNE' and 'BY APPOINTMENT H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH' and 'STERLING SILVER', 36 cm. (14 in.) high
Provenance
Christie's, Melbourne, The Edward Clark Collection, 28 March 2000, lot 518
Special notice
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