Aust Historical Medals
Lot 898 Session 4 (4.30pm Tuesday) Aust Historical Medals
Estimate $4,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $3,000
ABORIGINAL BREAST PLATE OR GORGET, c.1900s, inscribed to 'Chief / Paul / Lake Eyre', crescent shaped brass (160mm x 221mm), holed at each end for suspension on a chain. Inscription in filled with pitch. Very fine.
This breastplate was taken from Australia by a missionary and donated to a museum in England. After the closing down of the museum it was purchased by an antique dealer and sold to its present owner who returned with it to Australia.
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