Miscellaneous

Lot 1570    Session 6 (9.30am Wednesday 21st November)    Miscellaneous

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $140

PORCELAIN PLATE FEATURING FAMOUS NSW LANDMARKS, c1880-90s, an octagonal gold edged plate (23.8cm), includes coloured images of the Post Office (GPO in Martin Place), Wynyard Square (now called Wynyard Park), The Statue of Captain Cook (in Hyde Park), The Town Hall, and Macquarie Street (shows Sydney Hospital and Parliament House), at the top centre there are two crossed NSW flags and at the bottom centre is the NSW Coat-of-Arms, these are all connected by a coiled rope which runs around the outside of the main images, on the back is marked, 'Designed By/G.Hodgson.Junr & Co/Rd No 29565/Summer Hill'; also an oval serviette holder in polished brass and affixed to one side is the City of Sydney N.S.W. Coat-of-Arms, pre 1900. Very fine. (2)

Note that Wynyard Square is surrounded by a fence as when it was first dedicated in 1875 its use was restricted to local residents. In 1887 it was dedicated as a public park and the fencing was later removed.