An Anglo Indian caned sofa, 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 for a similar example see 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