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The Collection of Caressa Crouch & Carl Gonsalves — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:496
Sale Title:The Collection of Caressa Crouch & Carl GonsalvesLots with images:491
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:478
Date:22-Feb-2015
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A cased scale model of a clipper ship, 19th century, 40 cm high, 43.5 cm wide, 20.5 cm deep
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A copper and brass bugle and a pair of ships lanterns, late 19th/20th century, the lanterns 23 cm
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A collection of ship building and yacht design references, 19th century and later
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A pine relief carved diorama of a clipper ship in full sail, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 37 cm high, 51 cm wide
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A gilt framed nautical diorama depicting a three masted ship, Australian, 19th century, 40 cm high, 45 cm wide
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A carved wooden model yacht hull on stand, 20th century, 76 cm long
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A collection of six shell mounted dioramas, first half 20th century, in the style of a sailor's valentine, the largest 27 cm high
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A brass ships telegraph, Bregg & Greig Pty. Ltd., Sydney, late 19th/20th century, 32 cm high
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A cast iron signalling cannon, late 19th/20th century, the carriage with a brass plate embossed 'Buccaneer Gun Works' and numbered 'B108', length of barrel 52 cm
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Two volumes on poetry and navigation
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A framed nautical diorama with a masted ship, 19th century, 42 cm high, 71 cm wide
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A carved cedar scale model of a steam barge, Australian, late 19th century, Within a glazed cedar case, 26 cm high, 66.5 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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A heavy copper and brass ships binnacle, late 19th/20th century, 27 cm high, 24 cm diameter
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A nautical brass ships binnacle, 19th century, 33 cm high
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A large and heavy full size cast iron ships cannon and carriage, 19th century, the barrel 127 cm long, the ball aperture 8 cm
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A large collection of nautical brassware, 19th century and later, including two pairs of gimbled ships candlesticks, a pair of candlesticks, oil burners and a brass comport, the tallest 33 cm
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A collection of nautical navigation instruments, 20th century, comprising a Henry Hughes & Son Ltd. London cased sextant, a Hobbs London portable brass sextant, a cased Champan-Hunter portable propeller pitchometer and a small leather cased portable sextant, the largest sextant case 14 cm high, 22 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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A cedar whale boat hull model, 19th century, 23 cm high, 107 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A large multiple panel glazed tall ship diorama on stand, dated 1889, together with a photograph of the maker Mr. Crawford, 2nd prize winner at the Mechanics Institute, Hamilton, August 1889, 210 cm high, 138 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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An unusual cedar cased ship and shoreline diorama, Australian, 19th century, 41 cm high, 97.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep
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A rare pair of Belgian brass and gilt brass moderator lamps on stand, stamped Maison Hanniet Brussels, circa 1835, further stamped reg. 1658 and embossed J S to the base, 56 cm high
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A pair of gilt bronze, brass and copper moderator lamps, possibly by Maison Hanniet Brussels, circa 1845, embossed JS to the base, 57 cm high
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A pair of substantial silver plate gimbled ships wall sconce candlesticks, 19th century, 30 cm high
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A cedar cased clipper ship diorama, Australian, 19th century, 41 cm high, 62.5 cm wide, 32.5 cm deep
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A brass mechanical rotating spit, by G. Salter & Co, late 19th/20th century, 35 cm
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A cedar cased scale model of a steam clipper, Australian, 19th century, 46 cm high, 128 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A scale model of the clipper ship 'Great Australia', Australian, late 19th century, within a glazed cedar case, the case 56 cm high, 90 cm wide, 36 cm deep
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A large collection of books on sailing and nautical themes
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A wooden propeller mount, circa 1917, inscribed RAF 4A, 140HP, RE8B2, No. 355, 1917, 36 cm high, 28 cm wide
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An eclectic collection of various measuring tools, an early lighter and a cased brass collapsible cup, 19th century and later, the circular brass protractor by Brush & MacDonnel Sydney, 15.5 cm diameter
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A large lacquered and painted brass reflecting telescope, signed on the eyepiece extension tube 'W. Macdonnell & Co, Sydney', 19th century, on a iron tripod base brass mounted stand, length of tube 100 cm
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A large lacquered brass reflecting telescope, signed to the eyepiece extension tube 'Kasner & Moss, Melbourne', 19th century, on a iron tripod base brass mounted stand, length of tube 137 cm
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A cased brass nautical spyglass, 19th century, 47 cm long
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A cedar chiffonier, Tasmanian, circa 1840, 147 cm high, 102 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A large cedar dresser base, Australian, circa 1840, 114 cm high, 110 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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A small rectangular cedar side table, Australian, circa 1840, 74 cm high, 61 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A small Australian cedar two door cabinet, 20th century, 37 cm high, 59 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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A large cedar cheval mirror, Australian, circa 1870, 192 cm high, 90 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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An Tasmanian specimen wood inlaid writing slope, labelled R. Dowling Maker, O'Briens Bridge, Van Diemen's Land, circa 1850, specimen woods include; cedar, huon pine, blackwood, birdseye maple and possible myrtle, 17 cm high, 13 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra plate 85 (illustrated)
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An Australian specimen wood inlaid sewing box, 19th century and later, 12.5 cm high, 33.5 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A small cedar music canterbury, Australian, circa 1840, 60 cm high, 49 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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Two acanthus carved cedar corbels and a sunflower carved ornament, late 19th/20th century, the corbels 25 cm high, 17 cm wide
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A huon pine half-tester bed, Tasmanian, circa 1860, 229 cm high, 208 cm wide, 162 cm deep. Literature: Illustrated in Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra
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A cedar four poster bed, Australian, circa 1880, approx. 160 cm high, 213 cm wide, 100 cm deep
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A cedar campaign bed, Australian, circa 1850, approx. 164 cm high, 198 cm wide, 130 cm wide. Provenance: ex Patuncaty (Northern Midlands, Tasmania), ex Kaye Pickett Colonial Auction c. 1835
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A large cedar over-mantel mirror, Australian, 19th century, 105 cm high, 156 cm wide
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A Regency style cedar side table, Australian, circa 1840, 74 cm high, 96 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A cedar chip carved four-tier wall shelf, Australian, circa 1860, 115 cm high, 83 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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An unusual cedar corner cabinet, Australian, circa 1860, 104 cm high, 117 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A cedar barley-twist support dressing mirror, Australian, circa 1880, 62 cm high, 60 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A huon pine mirrored two-door wardrobe, Australian, circa 1890, 220 cm high, 139 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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A colonial leather embossed and relief decorated mirror, Australian, circa 1870, 92 cm high, 58 cm wide
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An Australian marquetry and parquetry inlaid tray, first half 20th century, 40 cm high, 60 cm wide
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A poker-work picture peg-tray, Australian, first half 20th century, 33 cm high, 46 cm wide
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A cedar chest of drawers, 19th century and later, 121 cm high, 98 cm wide, 52 cm deep
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A huon pine travelling chest, Australian, circa 1850, 45 cm high, 122 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A cedar metamorphic library chair, Australian, circa 1890
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A set of five rare huon pine dining chairs, attributed to James Lumsden, Hobart, circa 1840. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 260 (illustrated)
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A huon pine commode chair, Tasmanian, circa 1850, 92 cm high, 58 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 249 (illustrated)
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A cedar rotating bookcase, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 109 cm high, 59 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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An early cedar stool, Australian, first half 19th century, 72 cm high, 42 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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A cedar dining table, Sydney, circa 1820, 72 cm high, 174 cm wide, 125.5 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 417 (illustrated)
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A blackwood occasional table, Hobart, circa 1815, 79 cm high, 38 cm diameter. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra plate 487 (illustrated)
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A cedar hanging shelf, Australian, circa 1840, 83 cm high, 82 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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An important early colonial string inlaid cedar six-leg sideboard, Hobart, circa 1815, 93 cm high, 214 cm wide, 65 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 339 (illustrated)
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A cedar, huon pine and blackwood circular games table, Tasmanian, circa 1875, 76.5 cm high, 64.5 cm wide. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 432 (illustrated)
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An unusual huon pine secretaire chest of drawers, Tasmanian, circa 1830, 97 cm high, 64 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A glazed cedar bookcase, Australian, circa 1840, 233 cm high, 100 cm wide, 62 cm deep. Literature: for a similar example see Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 159. Provenance: Reputedly originally from Raeburn House, near Launceston, Tasmania
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A cedar telescopic three tier dumb-waiter, Australian, circa 1870, 127 cm high, 123 cm wide, 62 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra plate 590 (illustrated)
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A large cedar secretaire bookcase, Australian, circa 1850, 242 cm high, 136 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra plate 45 (illustrated)
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A quoll skin rug, circa 1900, 125 x 135 cm
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A marble top huon pine dressing table, Tasmanian, circa 1875, 77 cm high, 122 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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A carved huon pine Advance Australia coat of arms, Tasmanian, circa 1900 within a huon pine glazed case, 65 cm high, 110 cm wide, 8 cm deep
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A huon pine bedside cabinet, Tasmanian, circa 1875, 76 cm high, 38 cm wide, 36 cm deep
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An ebony inlaid huon pine sewing box, Tasmanian, circa 1860, 12.5 cm high, 15 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra plate 80 (illustrated)
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A cedar writing slope, with whalebone escutcheon, Australian, circa 1860, 14 cm high, 41 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep
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A huon pine toilet mirror, Australian, circa 1880, 81 cm high, 66 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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A small cedar four-tier shelf, Australian, circa 1850, 95 cm high, 32 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A cedar open bookshelf, Australian, circa 1860, 96 cm high, 99 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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A cedar and fiddle back eucalypt long case clock, Australian, late 19th century, 211 cm high, 37 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A cedar three-tier standing shelf, Australian, circa 1850, 99 cm high, 118 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A cedar pot cabinet, Australian, circa 1830, 76 cm high, 34 cm wide, 34 cm deep
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A pine, cedar and muskwood two-tier circular stand, Australian, 20th century, 71 cm high, 54 cm diameter
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A small cedar display case, Australian, 19th century, 19 cm high, 72 cm wide, 51 cm deep
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A cedar occasional table, Australian, circa 1850, 69 cm high, 50 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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A set of four mahogany George III style dining chairs, 20th century
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A cedar work table, Adelaide, circa 1840, 72 cm high, 58.5 cm wide, 43 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 485 (illustrated)
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An ornately carved fretwork cedar hanging corner cabinet, Adelaide, circa 1885, 81 cm high, 34 cm wide, 21 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 297 (illustrated)
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A set of huon pine bed steps, Tasmanian, circa 1840, 73 cm high, 49.5 cm wide, 72 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 313 (illustrated)
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A huon pine what-not, Tasmanian, circa 1845, 110 cm high, 48 cm wide, 32.5 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 518 (illustrated)
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A platypus skin rug, circa 1900, 170 x 125 cm
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A huon pine cot, Tasmanian, circa 1840, 104 cm high, 121 cm wide, 76 cm wide. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 148 (illustrated)
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A marble top huon pine washstand, Tasmanian, circa 1875, 101 cm high, 123 cm wide, 54 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 378 (illustrated)
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A marble top demi-lune huon pine washstand, Australian, circa 1875, 90 cm high, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A marble top huon pine dressing table, W.H. Rocke & Co, Melbourne, circa 1875, 168 cm high, 128 cm wide, 60 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 426-7 (illustrated)
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A large possum skin rug, late 19th/early 20th century, 250 cm x 180 cm. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 144 (illustrated)
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A cedar bank tellers stool, Australian, circa 1860, 66 cm high, 37 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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A small two door cedar cabinet, Australian, circa 1860, 43 cm high, 61 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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A carved pine picture frame, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 70 cm high, 60 cm wide
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A cedar wash stand, Australian, circa 1840, 98 cm high, 93 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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