A CEDAR LIBRARY CHAIR BY ANDREW LENEHAN, NEW SOUTH WALES, CIRCA 1850
A CEDAR LIBRARY CHAIR BY ANDREW LENEHAN, NEW SOUTH WALES, CIRCA 1850Estimate $1,200 – $1,500
- Lot Sold $1,300 (Hammer Price)
- $1,560 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the upholstered back and seat with stylised bulb turnings supporting the arms, stamped A. Lenehan
PROVENANCE
The Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green Private Collection Melbourne
LITERATURE
Graham Cornall, Memories, A Suvey of Early Australian Furniture in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, Australian City Properties Ltd., 1990, p.186
CONDITION
Restored back scrolled leg. Back rail scroll repaired.General surface ware. Scratches and small pitmarks consistent with handling and age. Signed to the back seat rail.
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