Lot #121 - ERNEST LEVINY Jewellery shop wall clock, Castlemaine, Victoria
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Historical
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Sale Date:29 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 684
30 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 685 - 1314 -
Lot #:121
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Lot Description:ERNEST LEVINY Jewellery shop wall clock, Castlemaine, Victoria
Single train English fusee movement in a finely carved Australian cedar and pine case, mid 19th century. 45cm diameter. -
Provenance:The Edward Clark Collection, Melbourne
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Notes:Leviny (1818-1905) was born in Hungary and trained as a jeweller, working in Paris, Russia and London until the lure of the Australian gold rush became too hard to resist. Initially only planning to stay for three years Leviny arrived in the Victorian goldfields in 1853 and set up his jewellers business in Castlemaine where he would remain for the rest of his life. Regarded as one of the finest silversmiths on the goldfields his business grew rapidly and it was often remarked that he was the wealthiest man in the district. In the 1860s Leviny built an impressive villa and named it BUDA after his beloved Budapest. The house was sold to the Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1970 and survives as a museum to this day.
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Clocks & Watches
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