Medium
sterling silver, 18ct gold, copper, gold-lipped oyster pearl shell (Pinctada maxima)
Measurements
(a-b) 14.0 × 10.3 × 8.7 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
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
(a) engraved (vertically) in base c.: “From the Plenitude” / II / Robert Baines / 1985 / 925 silver / 750 gold / copper / golden lipped pearl
Accession Number
2017.356.a-b
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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