Lot 47

Hairline to cup, light wear, minor paint restoration near base of the cup.


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The collection of the late Patricia Begg, OAM
Witch Ball Antiques, 1977

The title of the painting is "Sei wieder gut" meaning ‘Be good again'. Porcelain made before 1865 at the New Vien factory and decorated by the "Housemulier" in about 1870. One of a set of six brought to Australia by Austrian children's choir in 1939 who were held until the end of the war, broken up and sold in order to pay for their upkeep during the war.