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Antipodean box

Robert BAINES
Antipodean box
 1984

Medium
sterling silver, 14ct rose gold, bronze, pearl shell

Measurements
(a-b) 10.4 × 16.8 × 6.7 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2017
© Robert Baines

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
(b) incised in underside of lid c.: Robert Baines 1984 / Antipodean Box / fine gold, coloured gold, / sterling silver, bronze, / steel, pearl.

Accession Number
2017.354.a-b

Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture

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