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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Ken Cavill Silver Collection plus Art, Asian & Jewellery
• Sale Date:
  11 Oct 2015 ~ 11am
• Lot #:
  7
• Lot Description:
  An Elkington & Co. Electrotype casket, Birmingham c.1854
  Copy of the original made by French silversmith Alexandre Gueyton for the Great Exhibition in London, 1851. The process of Electroyping was a Victorian phenomenon and product of nineteenth century industrialisation. Electrotypes were used as a tool for students of design to study fine examples of craftsmanship. London's Victoria & Albert Museum owns an electrotype copy of the original casket.
  19 x 15 x 9 cm
• Estimate:
  A$600 - 800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Silver

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