Have Silver Hydroxide or Mercury Hydroxide compounds ever been isolated?

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Usually when you combine a metallic nitrate with sodium hydroxide you end up with a metallic hydroxide. Examples:

Pb(NO3)2 + 2NaOH -> Pb(OH)2 + 2NaNO3
Zn(NO3)2 + 2NaOH -> Zn(OH)2 + 2NaNO3

However, when you combine Silver or Mercury nitrate with Sodium Hydroxide you get the metalic oxide and water:

2AgNO3 + 2NaOH -> Ag2O + H2O + 2NaNO3
Hg(NO3)2 + 2NaOH -> HgO + H2O + 2NaNO3

Has anyone isolated Silver Hydroxide or Mercury (II) Hyrdroxide?
If so, what was the procedure?
 
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