Lot 1110
Of Pepys type, the moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing four fixed shelves, on a base with a pair of ebony strung drawers and short turned legs.
First quarter 19th century.
Height 220cm; Width 145cm; Depth 59cm
Estimate $60,000 - $80,000
A rarity among Colonial furniture, this cedar bookcase is a simplified version of one of the set of "book presses" made for the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, widely regarded as the earliest domestic bookcase. Pepys held his first deliberations with 'Sympson the Joiner', on July 23rd 1666, and the twelve original bookcases were bequeathed by Pepys to the Bibliotheca Pepysiana at Magdalene College, Cambridge were they remain to this day. These have glazed doors to the lower section, whereas the early cabinet maker in Australia has replaced these with deep drawers and also not attempted to replicate the rich carved cornice of the originals.
The Private Collection of Trevor Kennedy AM: Session II
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8382
10:00am - 2 November 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Wednesday 28 October, by appointment only
Thursday 29 - Saturday 31 October, 10am-4pm
Rawson Hall, 24 - 26 Kent Street, Sydney
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
sydney.manager@leonardjoel.com.au
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