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An important Colonial cedar bookcase on chest, of Pepys type,…
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Sydney
Date:
2-Nov-2020
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An important Colonial cedar bookcase on chest, of Pepys type, the moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing four fixed shelves, on a base with a pair of ebony strung drawers and short turned legs, first quarter 19th century, height 220 cm, width 145 cm, depth 59 cm. Other Notes: a rarity among Colonial furniture, this cedar bookcase is a simplified version of one of the set of 'book presses' made for the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, widely regarded as the earliest domestic bookcase. Pepys held his first deliberations with 'Sympson the Joiner', on July 23rd 1666, and the twelve original bookcases were bequeathed by Pepys to the Bibliotheca Pepysiana at Magdalene College, Cambridge were they remain to this day. These have glazed doors to the lower section, whereas the early cabinet maker in Australia has replaced these with deep drawers and also not attempted to replicate the rich carved cornice of the originals.
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Unclassified