An impressive mid-20th century Australian varicoloured gold figure group, titled 'Satin Bower-Birds Ptilonorhynchus violaceus', by S.A. Schagen, finely modelled with a courtship display of the male and female birds, one with wings spread dancing, the other standing in the nest or bower, on a bed of sticks, between them scattered shells, opals, agates and two platinum and sapphire feathers, each bird stamped 'S.A. Schagen 20ct 1961', all raised on a green stone plinth, gold nuts to underside detailed '18ct', height 18cm, width 52.5cm, cased, the hinged lid interior detailed 'Proud's Jewellers S.A. Schagen'. Note: the figure group has been XRF Analyzer tested, which confirmed the two birds are 20ct gold, while the nest, stick bed and majority of other components test as 18ct gold.