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An Australian cedar and rose mahogany gentleman's press by…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
20-Nov-2011
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Description:
An Australian cedar and rose mahogany gentleman's press by Andrew Lenehan, circa 1843, the central section with a pair of rose mahogany panelled doors enclosing shelves above five long drawers, flanked by pointed arched cupboard doors enclosing hanging space and shoe drawers with brass countersunk handles, raised on a cross-banded plinth base, with original J. Duce locks, with maker's label to top drawer; 'Lenehan's/Cabinet/And/Upholstery/Establishment/Castlereagh Street/Sydney', 264 cm wide, 72 cm deep, 210 cm high. Note: a similar wardrobe, circa 1855, also by Lenehan in rose mahogany with arched panelled doors can be seen at old Government house, Parramatta. Reference: s: Australian furniture pictorial History and Dictionary 1788-1938, by Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, page 503, plate 577. First fleet to Federation Australian Antiques, the National Trust of Australia, page 52
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Category:
Furniture: Wardrobes