No one knows where the box or the stuff
within, religious in theme, came from.
The boys from Seasonal Concepts bought
it at an auction with no background details.
It just spoke to them, so they put their
hand up.
The wax hands that hold the sets of rosary beads are all too realistic
and really remind us
of the wonderful Australian sculptor Ron Mueck.
Its likely that the box was a part of
Cahill’s Matador restaurant,
which was located in the CBD of Sydney in the
1940s and 1950s.
The Cahill restaurants were the first
restaurant chain in Australia.
And these supplied anyone growing up in Sydney
in the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s with
their first ‘going out’ experience.
Whatever the back story for this box and
the collection within is,
it is just a great thing or things.
