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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  April Art & Antique Auction
• Sale Date:
  24 Apr 2012 ~ 9am
• Lot #:
  593
• Lot Description:
  A rare Marjorie Trenwith (New Zealand) silver teapot
  the mildly hammered spherical body with central fine rope and wire bands, the push-on lid with grape bunch, leaf and vine finial, repeating applied grape leaf border, further applied grape leaves to the spout and handle fittings, carved wood traditionally pinned heat rings to the handle, raised on four applied, cut out and engraved grape leaves. Maker's mark to base and 'ST. SIL'. Length 305, height 160. Weight 828gms.
• Provenance:
  Made by the vendor's mother Marjorie Trenwith during the 1950s. Majorie was born in Cambridge (N.Z.) and during the war studied at the Otahuhu Technical Institute. She studied painting with Sydney Goldsmith and silversmithing with his wife Millicent. F
• Estimate:
  NZ$1,850 - 1,850
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Silver

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