20 Nov 2011
15:30 EST
Sydney
The Dale Frank Collection of Early Australian Furniture
Back to auction 20111
The Dale Frank Collection of Early Australian Furniture
Back to auction 20111
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, 132cm wide, 57cm deep, 228cm high (51.5" wide, 22" deep, 89.5" high).
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, 132cm wide, 57cm deep, 228cm high (51.5" wide, 22" deep, 89.5" high).
Sold for
AU$ 36,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Formally in the Kevin Fahy Collection, Sydney.
Reference:
Early Colonial Furniture in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, by Clifford Craig, Kevin Fahy and E. Graeme Robertson, page 53, plate 21.
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
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