Rare 1914 Sterling Silver New Zealand Display with Moa
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Rare 1914 dome cased sterling silver New Zealand display, comprising a central tree holding a resin egg topped by a moa standing on fern leaves, a Maori in the tree trying to snare a huia, his spear leaning on a trunk, the base with a kiwi, tuatara, flax bush, silver ferns and 2 greenstone rocks, signed with initials Rdp (possibly Robert partridge of Christchurch) sterling silver mark and dated 14, on an oval ebonised base, 42 cm high
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
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