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A rare Marjorie Trenwith (New Zealand) silver teapot, the…
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Auckland
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24-Apr-2012
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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 30.5 cm. Height 16 cm. 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. Following the family's move from Otahuhu to Paritai drive, Marjorie turned the back porch into her workshop where she produced pieces for her family and as wedding gifts for friends. She was never interested in exhibiting or selling but in the 1950s her work was featured in an exhibition at the Auckland Art gallery, the London Guild of silver issued her with her own stamp and sterling mark
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Silver: Tea & Coffee Pots