Lot 282
Melbourne, circa 1860
The open circular moulded back above the shaped seat, raised on turned supports to the front, the back carved in relief with stylized floral designs, the back and seat with gadrooned edges, the seat rails fluted
96cm high, 47cm wide, 56cm deep
Estimate $500 - $700
K. Fahy, C. Simpson, & A. Simpson, Nineteenth Century Australian Furniture (1985), p. 444, fig. 354 (probably the present chair)
A pair of chairs of the same design but with reeded front supports and rosettes to the tops of these was offered auction in 2014 (Mossgreen Auctions, Australian Antiques and Historical Collectables, Melbourne, 3 June 2014, lot 275).
Chairs of similar design but with closed moulded medallion backs were supplied by George Thwaites & Son to the National Bank Of Australasia, Collins Street, Melbourne, in the late 1860s (see Leski Auctions, Australian & Historical, 7 December 2024, lot 269).
The Terence Lane Collection, Part I
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8814
11:00am - 3 May 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
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CONTACT
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