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Rare and important Colonial musk teapoy in the style of early…
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Rare and important Colonial musk teapoy in the style of early Tasmanian cabinet maker William Hamilton. The sarcophagus shape top contains four lidded caddies with decorative figured blackwood edging. The same decorative timber is used on the underside of the sarcophagus lid. The five sided facetted bulbous pedestal sits on a quadraform base decorated with a lovely stylised floral collar and is supported by four finely turned squat feet. This exceptional piece of Colonial furniture can be dismantled into three separate pieces due to a wooden thread & wooden screw construction method. Dimensions 36.5 cm wide, 34 cm deep, 73 cm high
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