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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Contents of the Head Keeper's Cottage
• Sale Date:
  12 Nov 2017 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  15
• Lot Description:
  Australian Colonial Cedar Grecian Sofa, New South Wales, c. 1826-27
  the comb-back carved with flowers and acanthus leaves, over-scrolled arms with carved acanthus leaves, ogee moulded front rail and raised on turned feet, with second generation black horsehair upholstery
  height 100 cm width 230 cm depth 63 cm
• Provenance:
  The Leppington House, New South Wales, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. L. Oakman, Campbeltown, Collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney
• References:
  Clifford Craig, Kevin Fahy and E. Graeme Robertson, Early Colonial Furniture in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1971, illustrated p. 99
• Notes:
  This sofa is based on a design by Peter and Michael Angelo Nicholsen and found in Peter Nicholsen's Practical Cabinet-Maker, 1827 (plate 79)
• Estimate:
  A$8,000 - 12,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Furniture

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