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AN AUSTRALIAN SILVER WINE JUG
Attributed to William Edwards, Melbourne circa 1870
The ovoid body applied with a finely cast grape vine band, beneath a beaded border and a pouring spout surmounted by a hinged cover and a grape and leaf finial, flanked by a branch handled, inscribed 'To H. Wrixon / As a mark of Esteem from his Friends / on his completing the / Gordon Line of Railway / and leaving the Ballarat District / Novr. 1879,' unmarked, 606 grs. total weight of silver, 33 cm high.
Note: listed as item 182 in J.B Hawkins, Australian Silver 1800-1900, Macarthur Press Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1973, page 122.
Lot 177
Attributed to William Edwards, Melbourne circa 1870
The ovoid body applied with a finely cast grape vine band, beneath a beaded border and a pouring spout surmounted by a hinged cover and a grape and leaf finial, flanked by a branch handled, inscribed 'To H. Wrixon / As a mark of Esteem from his Friends / on his completing the / Gordon Line of Railway / and leaving the Ballarat District / Novr. 1879,' unmarked, 606 grs. total weight of silver, 33 cm high.
Note: listed as item 182 in J.B Hawkins, Australian Silver 1800-1900, Macarthur Press Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1973, page 122.
Estimate $10,000 - $12,000
LJ Decorative Arts and Fine Furniture Sale
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