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Rennaisance revival dining suite, fourteen piece suite, made by…
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Adelaide
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26-Feb-2018
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Rennaisance revival dining suite, fourteen piece suite, made by J.D Heymann, Hamburg, Neur Wall 42 c1880 the breakfronted sideboard made of Italian walnut with a Cordoban painted tooled leather 'Bacchus' scene with Either one of the Nymphs that Nursed Bacchus or his Aunt, Ino to the left are two children, putti on either side of the scene are two carved Satyrs, Underneath is a servants servery over three doors and drawers the dining table and chairs also made of Italian walnut. Extends with the patented mechanism patented in the Sydney international Exhibition, 1879, each one of the twelve chairs depicts one of the twelve Zodiacs, hand tooled on Cordoban leather. The suite was Exhibited in the Centennial Melbourne Exhibition, 1888 Where it one a First Order of Merit Gold Medal. The suite was originally purchased by Mr Miller prior to World War I and changed hands several times until re-purchased by Horace Miller (Mr Millers son). It had been sent to Christies but bought back to Australia prior to being sold. Table: 376 cm long, 126 cm wide, 77 cm high, sideboard: 287 cm high, 223 cm long, 66 cm deep,
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Furniture: Tables - Dining & Other Large