Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 30th October 2012

Lot 329

A rare 19th century New Zealand silver bowl

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800

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Description

A rare 19th century New Zealand silver bowl, probably by Julius Hyman or Frank Hyams, Dunedin circa 1870-80, circular form, engraved foliate decoration, on a raised circular foot, diameter 12.3cm, height 9cm, approx. weight 11oz. for marks see: Gold & Silversmithing in nineteenth and twentieth century New Zealand, by Winsome Shepherd, The Museum of New Zealand 1995, page 224/225.