Lyon, Cottier & Co.

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Lyon, Cottier & Co. began in Sydney in 1873 with premises in Pitt Street. The company specialized in painted schemes and glass, but dealt in wallpapers, furniture, fabrics, lighting and all the elements expected of a major decorating firm. Lyon, Cottier & Co. (Later Lyon, Wells, Cottier & Co.) carried out schemes for the General Post Office, Martin Place, Government House, the Domain and a range of domestic commissions.
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Lyon, Cottier & Co. began in Sydney in 1873 with premises in Pitt Street. The company specialized in painted schemes and glass, but dealt in wallpapers, furniture, fabrics, lighting and all the elements expected of a major decorating firm.

Lyon, Cottier & Co. (Later Lyon, Wells, Cottier & Co.) carried out schemes for the General Post Office, Martin Place, Government House, the Domain and a range of domestic commissions including “The Abbey”, Annandale. The firm also practiced in Melbourne and decorated “Cliveden”, the East Melbourne home of Sir William and Lady Clarke, the General Manager’s residence on the upper level of the E.S. & A. Chartered Bank on the corner of Collins and Queen Street, Melbourne and other projects.

Terence Lane and Jesse Searle. Australians at Home. A Documentary History of Australian Domestic Interiors from 1788-1914. Oxford University Press, 1990, pp.205-206.

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