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A silver paperweight of an Aboriginal figure maker's mark H.…
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Melbourne
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3-Jun-2012
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A silver paperweight of an Aboriginal figure maker's mark H.Steiner, Adelaide, circa 1880, the figure standing with a spear and boomerang upon a dais, mounted on an ebonised base, together with a glass dome, the figure and base 16 cm high. Note: for a similar example see the finial of an emu egg ornament, J.B.Hawkins, p111, 19th century Australian silver, (2 vols) antique Collectors club, Woodbridge 1990 plate 365, p.11.
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Unclassified