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White Ceramic Bell with Wildflowers

Overview

A rectangular black cardboard box with a gold rim around the top. Black satin lined. Inscription on the front ' Francesca / BONE CHINA / Wallace's / JEWELLERS / PICCADILLY ARCADE / MURRAY ST. PERTH'. Inside is a square, white, fine-bone china bell. The bell has gold trim and different handpainted wildflowers on each side of the bell, Red Flowering Gum, Leschenaultia, Kangaroo Paw, and a Primrose Orchid. The bell was issued to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Western Australia and is No.77 of a limited edition of 150. The bell is signed by the artist J. Price. The clapper is white china with a gold rim hanging from a brass chain. On the inside the inscription reads 'Francesca / CHINA / HANDPAINTED / BY / J.Price / ENGLAND and 'WESTERN AUSTRALIA / 150th ANNIVERSARY 1829 - 1979 / No77'.

Historical information

The bell was issued to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Western Australia and is No.77 of a limited edition of 150.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-57-1980.27a-b
Item type
Objects
Material
Bone China
Cardboard
Metal
Satin
Inscriptions and markings

'Francesca / CHINA / HANDPAINTED / BY / J.Price / ENGLAND' - Inside bell.
'WESTERN AUSTRALIA / 150th ANNIVERSARY 1829 - 1979 / No77' - Inside bell.
'Francesca / BONE CHINA / Wallace's / JEWELLERS / PICCADILLY ARCADE / MURRAY ST. PERTH' - On the box

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A rectangular black cardboard box with a gold rim around the top. Black satin lined. Inside is a square, white, fine-bone china bell.
A rectangular black cardboard box with a gold rim around the top. Black satin lined. Inscription on the front ' Francesca / BONE CHINA / Wallace's / JEWELLERS / PICCADILLY ARCADE / MURRAY ST. PERTH'. Inside is a square, white, fine-bone china bell. The bell has gold trim and different handpainted wildflowers on each side of the bell, Red Flowering Gum, Leschenaultia, Kangaroo Paw, and a Cowslip Orchid. The bell was issued to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Western Australia and is No.77 of a limited edition of 150. The bell is signed by the artist J. Price. The clapper is white china with a gold rim hanging from a brass chain. On the inside the inscription reads 'Francesca / CHINA / HANDPAINTED / BY / J.Price / ENGLAND and 'WESTERN AUSTRALIA / 150th ANNIVERSARY 1829 - 1979 / No77'.
A rectangular black cardboard box with a gold rim around the top.
A rectangular black cardboard box with a gold rim around the top. Black satin lined. Inside is a square, white, fine-bone china bell. The bell has gold trim and different handpainted wildflowers on each side of the bell, Red Flowering Gum, Leschenaultia, Kangaroo Paw, and a Cowslip Orchid. The bell was issued to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Western Australia and is No.77 of a limited edition of 150. The bell is signed by the artist J. Price. The clapper is white china with a gold rim hanging from a brass chain. On the inside the inscription reads 'Francesca / CHINA / HANDPAINTED / BY / J.Price / ENGLAND and 'WESTERN AUSTRALIA / 150th ANNIVERSARY 1829 - 1979 / No77'.
The inside of the box lid which describes that the bell has been handmade and is 77 of 150.
The inside of the box lid which describes that the bell has been handmade and is 77 of 150.
A side view of the bell showing the handpainted Red Flowering Gum and Leschenaultia wildflowers.
A side view of the bell showing the handpainted Red Flowering Gum and Leschenaultia wildflowers.
A side view of the bell showing the handpainted Cowslip Orchid and Kangaroo Paw wildflowers.
A side view of the bell showing the handpainted Cowslip Orchid and Kangaroo Paw wildflowers.

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