An Australian cedar secretaire chest, circa 1835, the rectangular top above a stepped front with a generous secretaire drawer in the form of two short dummy drawers, enclosing a leather writing surface and an arrangement of drawers, pigeon holes and a central compartment with door and secret drawer, above three long graduated drawers with turned knobs flanked by reeded columns and raised on ball feet;. Width 126 cm. Depth 164 cm. Height 120 cm;. Provenance: John Buttsworth; reference Australian Colonial furniture, a Guidebook by John Buttsworth collection, 1987, page 82, plate 36.