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Unknown, (Adelaide) (maker)
Gordon Mitchell (carver)
Pair of trophies trophies (c. 1880); (c. 1920) {emu eggs}
silver, emu eggs, ebonised wood
(a) 28.1 × 12.8 cm diameter
(b) 28.1 × 12.8 cm diameter
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
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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
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Physical description
Vertically mounted, carved scene kangaroo, emu, large man with pack, dog in sequence around egg