Victorian Tasmanian Cricket Sterling Silver Box, Birmingham 1853

Victorian 'Tasmanian Cricket' sterling silver box and cover,…
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Victorian 'Tasmanian Cricket' sterling silver box and cover, hallmarked, Birmingham, 1853, Edward Smith, of shaped rectangular form, inscribed in cartouche 'To//John Marshall Esquire//From the members of the Derwent cricket Club//in testimony of their regard and as a slight acknowledgement of his great exertions in promoting cricket in 19th Sept Tasmania 1856,' with c-scroll surrounds and line work, opening to interior, total weight 174gm, 9.3 cm x 6.2 cm catalogue note: John Marshall was the Captain and a member of the Tasmanian cricket team as well as the Derwent club, he led the Tasmanians in 1851, 1852 and 1854. In 1856 he retired, and a presentation was made to the man who was called 'The Farther of Australian Cricket.'. Provenance: collection of the late Fredric Sinfield, Sydney NSW, 1938 - 2008

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