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AN IMPORTANT EARLY AUSTRALIAN CEDAR SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE, NSW, CIRCA 1830
AN IMPORTANT EARLY AUSTRALIAN CEDAR SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE, NSW, CIRCA 1830Estimate $90,000 – $120,000
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- Lot Sold $84,000 (Hammer Price)
- $100,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the ogee moulded pediment with cross-banded decoration above a pair of geometrically glazed doors enclosing two shelves, flanked by a pair of columns with acanthus leaf capitals and tulip bases, above a secretaire drawer enclosing an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers veneered in Brazilian rosewood with turned ebony handles, flanked by conforming columns and raised on large lobed feet; 137CM WIDE, 60CM DEEP, 251CM HIGH;
NOTE The unusual arched arrangement used on this bookcase can also be seen on the linen press in this collection;
PROVENANCE Believed to have been in the McPhillamy family who were early graziers and solicitors in the Bathurst area of NSW, Kinnear's Fine Australian Antiques, Present Owner
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