A rare colonial caned cedar sofa, New south Wales origin, circa 1820 in the early Regency style based on the classical Greek couch, the reeded scrolling end supports centred by patera with a caned seat, raised on ring turned supports 232 cm long, 66 cm deep Literature Clifford Craig, Kevin Fahy and E. Graeme Robertson: early Colonial furniture in New south Wales and van Diemen's land 1972, Georgian house, Melbourne, 1972, p. 96, plate 75