Archive. Drawn in 1998, after a trip to Zennor in Cornwall. It shows the mermaid, from the famous Cornish folk tale, on her way from the sea up to St, Senara's church. A local, Matthew Trewella, follows her and neither are seen again.
14k gold-trimmed Australiana porcelain stein. On front is featured a painting by Australian artist John Cornwall. On the reverse side are the lyrics to Australia's most famous folk song, "Waltzing Matilda" written by A.B. Banjo Paterson in 1895. The music starts when you turn the wind-up key on base. The music stops when either the key unwinds fully or when you set the stein down. The colors in painting, the lettering of song, and the gold trim are in excellent condition - no rubbed off areas. Stands approximately 6" tall and has a 3 1/4" top diameter Vintage from around the 1970's / Made in Japan In excellent condition
For centuries Devon and Cornwall have been split by an intense rivalry over their distinctive charms, their inhabitants arguing over anything from whether jam or clotted cream goes first on a scone to which one invented the pastie.
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14k gold-trimmed Australiana porcelain stein. On front is featured a painting by Australian artist John Cornwall. On the reverse side are the lyrics to Australia's most famous folk song, "Waltzing Matilda" written by A.B. Banjo Paterson in 1895. The music starts when you turn the wind-up key on base. The music stops when either the key unwinds fully or when you set the stein down. The colors in painting, the lettering of song, and the gold trim are in excellent condition - no rubbed off areas. Stands approximately 6" tall and has a 3 1/4" top diameter Vintage from around the 1970's / Made in Japan In excellent condition
The tin mines of Cornwall have an ancient history that extends back into the mists of time. Cornish trade links with the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, which pre-date the arrival of the Romans in Britain, are documented by Greek historians. Around 2500 BC a trade started growing in tin and copper with these foreign traders exchanging bronze tools and gold ornaments for the minerals.
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