UNKNOWN, (Adelaide) (maker), Gordon MITCHELL (carver)
Pair of trophies
trophies (c. 1880); (c. 1920) {emu eggs}

Medium
silver, emu eggs, ebonised wood

Measurements
(a) 28.1 × 12.8 cm diameter
(b) 28.1 × 12.8 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Altmann Collection of Australian Silver. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John and Jan Altmann, Founder Benefactors, 1986

Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(Adelaide), South Australia

Inscription
(a-b) punched in outside rim of base l.c.: STG. SILVER (crown) (lion passant)

Accession Number
D32.a-b-1986

Department
Australian Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
Vertically mounted, carved scene kangaroo, emu, large man with pack, dog in sequence around egg

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UNKNOWN, (Adelaide) (maker), Gordon MITCHELL (carver) Pair of trophies trophies (c. 1880); (c. 1920) {emu eggs}

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UNKNOWN, (Adelaide) (maker), Gordon MITCHELL (carver)
Pair of trophies
trophies (c. 1880); (c. 1920) {emu eggs}