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A LARGE ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN SEA SNAIL SHELL INCISED WITH THE 'ADVANCE AUSTRALIA' COAT OF ARMS
Second half 19th century
The shell largely pearlised, incised to one side with the 'Advance Australia' coat of arms including emu and kangaroo supporters and inscribed 'A Colonial Present / Shell found in Torres Strait and engraved in the Colony'
7.5cm high, 12cm wide and deep
EXHIBITIONS:
National Museum of Australia, Nation, Canberra, 2002–2003
Sold for $7,500
Lot 45
Second half 19th century
The shell largely pearlised, incised to one side with the 'Advance Australia' coat of arms including emu and kangaroo supporters and inscribed 'A Colonial Present / Shell found in Torres Strait and engraved in the Colony'
7.5cm high, 12cm wide and deep
EXHIBITIONS:
National Museum of Australia, Nation, Canberra, 2002–2003
Estimate $700 - $1,000
National Museum of Australia, Nation, Canberra, 2002–2003
The Terence Lane Collection, Part I
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8814
11:00am - 3 May 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Viewing in Carlton by appointment only. Lots 241 - 277 viewing in Hawthorn by appointment only. Bookings via decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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