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An Tasmanian specimen wood inlaid writing slope, labelled R.…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Feb-2015
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Description:
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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Category:
Small Wooden Items: Boxes - Writing, Sewing, etc.