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An Australian mahogany serpentine bookcase, by Constantia, Port…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
10-Nov-2008
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Description:
An Australian mahogany serpentine bookcase, by Constantia, Port Lincoln, South Australia, the broken pediment surmounted by a central carved figure of a gold prospector holding a pipe and flanked by two carved urns above a frieze decorated with an emu and a kangaroo with a central tablet inscribed 'Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive / Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in / the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul / Desiderata 1692', above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing four shelves flanked by reeded and turned Corinthian columns above four graduated serpentine drawers, raised on carved bracket feet, 123 cm wide, 56 cm deep, 238 cm high.
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Category:
Unclassified