Lot 128
Maker's mark of Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1907 the pierced scroll handles flanking a girdled bowl on plain foot; engraved MELBOURNE HUNT CLUB DANDENONG POINT TO POINT STEEPLECHASE 13-9-09 1ST TROPHY WON BY G.N. ARMSTRONG'S "BARANGKALI".
Height 15cm; Width 27cm (across handles); Weight 594g
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
In excellent condition with no visible signs of repair or damage.
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Dame Nellie Melba
Smith & Singer (formerly Sotheby's Australia) Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba, Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, 31 Mar & 1 April 2015, lot 95
Purchased from the above
Charles Nesbitt Armstrong (1858-1948) was married to Dame Nellie Melba in 1882, and after the birth of their son George in 1883, they separated.
The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8381
1:00pm - 25 August 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 August, 10am - 4pm
Auction:
Session 1: 1:00pm (Lots 1-254)
Session 2: 6:00pm (Lots 300-517)
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
hamish.clark@leonardjoel.com.au
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