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An important 19th century adjustable library chair, Circa 1845,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
10-Nov-2008
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Description:
An important 19th century adjustable library chair, Circa 1845, Tasmania, the rectangular adjustable back upholstered with horsehair within a simple blackwood frame over padded arms on scrolled supports above an over stuffed seat with a retractable foot rest set within the moulded seat rail, raised on lotus leaf carved legs terminating in brass castors. Provenance: Private collection, Nsw. Note: For a similar example see 'Australian Furniture' by Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press, Sydney, 1998, p.234, plate 126.
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Category:
Unclassified