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An Australian silver presentation cup, Henry Steiner of…
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Melbourne
Date:
28-Aug-2022
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An Australian silver presentation cup, Henry Steiner of Adelaide, 1861, the ogee chalice cup with a waterlily and bulrush stem above a petal form base decorated with pairs of rifles, and inscribed, 'Presented to George Strickland Kingston Esq. M.P. By the Committee of the S.A rifle Association in token of their appreciation of his exertions in 1861 as Hon. Secretary of the Society, hallmarked to foot with 14 H St and a Continental type town mark, silver weight: 395gms, 29.5 cm high. Literature: cited in Hawkins, J.B., Australian silver 1800-1900, National Trust of Australia (N.S.W), 1973, p. 64, item 64A and mark referenced as number 49 in marks index, p.133
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Silver: Mugs, Cups & Goblets