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Auction 114  28-31 March 2017
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Lot 2879

Starting price: 450 AUD
Price realized: 950 AUD
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Presentation key, in 9ct gold, (31.41g; 11cm long), with shield at handle end, scrolls at sides, on front of shield is inscribed, 'Memento/To/President & Mrs E.Manok./On The Occasion/Of/Opening New Buildings/Deutscher/Verein/Concordia/Sydney/9/3/12'. Extremely fine. Provenance - Deutscher Verein Concordia was the German Club. The new home for the club in Elizabeth Street, Sydney, just a little south of Liverpool Street, was opened officially on Saturday 9 March 1912 when Mr G.L. Grant, the architect for the new building, briefly addressed guests and then handed to the club president, Mr Monak, a golden key which he then passed to Mrs Monak who opened the front door and invited all to enter. Ex John Houstone Collection.

Estimate: 750 AUD
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