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Good silver tea & coffee service by J M Wendt, each surmounted…
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Sydney
Date:
4-Apr-2012
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Description:
Good silver tea & coffee service by J M Wendt, each surmounted by a crested cockatoo, leading to a tapered body and scroll loop handles, the bodies richly decorated with swags of ribbon tied fern leaves, centered by a stylised boar on furled rep, all resting on a stepped circular foot, the teapot with inscription: 'Presented to/ Vinrace/ Lawrence Esq Jp/ by the children of the late H H Haussen/ as a token of their esteem/ and appreciation of his care and ability/ as Honorary Trustee/ under their fathers will/ February 1892. Marks: (Crown) ( lion passant) Jm Wendt/ Adelaide ref Jbh no 231. Combined weight: 2545 grams. Height of teapot: 27.5 cm. Provenance: Vizard Foundation. 2001 Geelong Exhibition no 49. Notes: the deceased is possibly Henry Hermann Haussen who died 1870 aged 40 years.
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