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A SILVER PAPER WEIGHT OF AN ABORIGINAL FIGURE
MAKER'S MARK H.STEINER, ADELAIDE, CIRCA 1880
The figure standing with a spear and boomerang upon a dais, mounted on an ebonised base, together with a glass dome, the figure and base 16cm high.
Note: For a similar example see the finial of an emu egg ornament, J.B.Hawkins, p111, 19th Century Australian Silver, (2 vols) Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1990 plate 365, p.11.
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Lot 69
MAKER'S MARK H.STEINER, ADELAIDE, CIRCA 1880
The figure standing with a spear and boomerang upon a dais, mounted on an ebonised base, together with a glass dome, the figure and base 16cm high.
Note: For a similar example see the finial of an emu egg ornament, J.B.Hawkins, p111, 19th Century Australian Silver, (2 vols) Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1990 plate 365, p.11.
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Classic Furniture, Objects and Design
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5625
12:00pm - 3 June 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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Guy Cairnduff
guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au
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