AN AUSTRALIAN CEDAR, PINE AND EBONY INLAID DOCUMENT BOX, ATTRIBUTED TO T. WILLIAM, CABINETMAKER, 26 CHAPEL ROAD, SYDNEY, CIRCA 1805
AN AUSTRALIAN CEDAR, PINE AND EBONY INLAID DOCUMENT BOX, ATTRIBUTED TO T. WILLIAM, CABINETMAKER, 26 CHAPEL ROAD, SYDNEY, CIRCA 1805Estimate $3,000 – $5,000
- Lot Sold $3,800 (Hammer Price)
- $4,560 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the top with a central star motif within an ebony, pine and cedar banded border opening to reveal a removable tray with various lidded compartments, with document storage below, the front and sides with conforming cross-banding; 37CM WIDE, 26CM HIGH, 14CM HIGH;
NOTE The following Trade Advertisment appears in the Sydney Gazette of the 22nd January 1804: 'Cabinet Work, T. Williams cabinet maker, no 26 Chapel Row. Respectfully aquaints Gentleman and the Public in general, that he manufactures for sale all kinds of folding desks, tea chests and caddies, writing, card, pembroke and oblong dining tables, sea and clothes chests, quadrant cases "richly ornamented with native woods" and a variety of other articles peculiar to his profession, in a handsome style and at moderate prices. N.B. Captains of ships and all other Gentlemen who may favour him with their commands, supplied at the shortest notice.'