An Australian cedar commode chest
Circa 1835
the rectangular hinged top with thumb nail edge above four false cock-beaded drawers, enclosing original arm rests, ceramic chamber pot and turned cedar cover, raised on bun feet, 85cm wide x 55cm deep x 80cm high, (33" wide x 21.5" deep x 31" high)
the rectangular hinged top with thumb nail edge above four false cock-beaded drawers, enclosing original arm rests, ceramic chamber pot and turned cedar cover, raised on bun feet, 85cm wide x 55cm deep x 80cm high, (33" wide x 21.5" deep x 31" high)
Sold for
AU$ 3,050
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Reference:
For a similar example see Australian Furniture, Pictorial History and Dictionary 1788-1938 by Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press, plate 287, page 313.
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
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