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A rare, early Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, circa 1835,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
20-Nov-2011
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Description:
A rare, early Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, circa 1835, the moulded cornice above a pair of raised half arch panelled doors with lotus leaf carved decoration, enclosing shelves above a secretaire drawer enclosing pigeon holes and drawers above two pedestal cupboards with raised pylon-shaped flame panels enclosing two short drawers, raised on plinth bases, 132 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 228 cm high. Provenance: formerly in the Kevin Fahy collection, Sydney. Reference: early Colonial furniture in New South Walesand van Diemen's Land, by Clifford Craig, Kevin Fahy and E. Graeme Robertson, page 53, plate 21
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Category:
Furniture: Bookcases