Lot 909
A HARDWOOD LINEN PRESS, STAMPED, CIRCA 1910-1930
With two panelled doors, above three short drawers, two half length drawers, and a further full length drawer, carved with a kookaburra perched on a leafy branch across the upper section of both doors, with Art Nouveau inspired metal hardware, stamped ROBT PRENZEL / TOORAK RD / SOUTH YARRA / EUROPEAN LABOUR ONLY to the exterior of one backboard, lacking the original pelmet, 129.5 x 204.5 x 50cm
Provenance: the estate of Anne and Douglas Cairns; by family descent
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Dryness to wood in places throughout; old losses and abraisons to gum blossoms
Kookaburra in good order
Heavy wear and surface scratches, dings and dents throughout, particularly to the front lower body, consistent with use
Light fading in places
Screw holes to the upper corners indicate that the piece may have had a pelment originally, or some other form of decorative ornamentation, now missing
Top cavity has been enclosed with ply
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Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8143
11:00am - 16 October 2016
Melbourne (Simulcast in Sydney)
VIEWING
Viewing - Melbourne & Sydney
12 October 9am-8pm
13-14 October 10am-4pm
15 October 10am-5pm
All lots viewed exclusively in our Sydney office are marked "On View in Sydney", with the remainder on view in Melbourne
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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