A fine Australian cedar and upholstered chaise longue Tasmania, circa 1835, the shaped upholstered back with exposed cross-banded rail and carved fan decoration above over scrolled ends, a cushion seat, rounded front rail and raised on ring turned legs terminating in brass castors, upholstered in infinity blue horsehair with colonial weave, 225 cm wide, 67 cm deep, 87 cm high. Note: the matching 'Pair' to this sofa in Admiralty house Sydney and is part of the Australiana Fund collection. Reference: Australian furniture pictorial History and Dictionary 1788-1938, by Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, page 357, plate 370