Oskar Olsen Sterling Silver Mounted Conductors Batons
Two ebony sterling silver mounted conductors batons, by Oskar Olsen, London, 1912 & 1918, the first hallmarked Oo/ London/ 1918, the middle sterling silver mount with a cartouche for inscription, the second hallmarked Oo/ London/ 1912, the central sterling silver mount inscribed F.Earp, July 1917 Burnie, and to the base sterling silver mount is the inscription 'From his pupils in Burnie, Latrobe Devonport, 20.55 in. long and 20.39 in. long (F Earp)
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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.
- Cartouche - An ornamental panel in the form of of a shield, oval or rectangular scroll with curling edges. It may be carved into the back of a chair or the top of a sideboard, or present on a piece of silver or jewellery, and contain the initials of the original owner, heraldic symbols, or some other inscription, such as the details of a presentation.
In ceramics the term defines the central area of a vase or similar with a decorative border in one of the shapes above, into which a decorative scene or figures have been painted. - Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.
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