An Australian full cedar dumb waiter, by James Lawson, circa 1880 the gallery back with central roundel, foliate carved panels and s-scrolled finials above two rectangular shelves with a thumb moulded edge and rounded corners on carved supports above a bottom shelf with two single drawers, raised on lobed feet with ceramic castors, with paper label to left drawer, ' James Lawson/Cabinet Maker & Upholsterer/265 George Street/Sydney', 142 cm wide, 43 cm deep, 147 cm high. Reference: Nineteenth century Australian Furniture, Kevin Fahy, Christina Simpson, Andrew Simpson, David Ell Press, Sydney 1985, page 519, plate 537