Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.
A book rack made from 'HMAS Sydney' salvaged deck timber from…
Sale Title:
Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
29-Mar-2015
Lot No.
***
Description:
A book rack made from 'HMAS Sydney' salvaged deck timber from 1929, the year that HMAS Sydney was scrapped at garden Island, but probably of later manufacture with moderne styling, a 'V' shaped rack with plank ends, curved buttress style additions and vertical inlaid metal strips, with a blue metal plaque indicating the origin of the timber; a similar desk set is in the collection of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Length 85 cm
Estimate:
***
Price:
***
Category:
Furniture: Racks, Rails and Shelves