Lot #160 - A rare sterling silver basket by William Edwards, Melbourne
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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
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Sale Name:Property from the Private Collection of Trevor Kennedy AM - Part I
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Sale Date:20 Jun 2021 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:160
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Lot Description:A rare sterling silver basket by William Edwards, Melbourne
decorated with a filigree work of birds, grape and vine leaves, with a conforming blue glass liner, marked to base 'WALSH & SONS, MELBOURNE' with makers mark W.E., retailed by Walsh & Sons, Melbourne
18cm high -
Notes:William Edwards arrived in July 1857 from London. He is listed in the Melbourne directory at 129 Collins Street East in 1859. Exhibited at the International Exhibition in 1861. Ref: Nineteenth Century Australian Silver, J.B Hawkins, Vol I, pg 176 and 219.
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Silver
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