Lot Essay
The suite of furniture formed the contents of the Cantala Room at the Australian Hotel, Collins St, Melbourne
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CIRCA 1890
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A SUITE OF AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD DINING ROOM FURNITURE
Circa 1890
The extension dining table with six extra leaves, on large turned legs with carved ribbon swags, 244 cm. (96 in.) wide extended; 150 cm. (59 in.) deep ; 75 cm. (29 1/2 in.) high; twenty dining chairs, each with carved cresting above a padded back and seat on turned legs joined by stretchers; a mirror back sideboard with overall foliate carving and display cabinets flanked by pilasters, the base with four cupboards above an undershelf and a plinth base, 260 cm. (103 in.) wide; 92 cm. (36 in.) deep; 201 cm. (79 in.) back; a hall seat with break arched cresting above a panelled back and seat on turned legs joined by stretchers; and a George IV mahogany dining table, each end section with a rounded rectangular top above a moulded frieze on tapering reeded legs, no leaves, 137 cm. (54 in.) wide; 75 cm. (29 1/2 in.) high; 120 (47 in.) deep
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Circa 1890
The extension dining table with six extra leaves, on large turned legs with carved ribbon swags, 244 cm. (96 in.) wide extended; 150 cm. (59 in.) deep ; 75 cm. (29 1/2 in.) high; twenty dining chairs, each with carved cresting above a padded back and seat on turned legs joined by stretchers; a mirror back sideboard with overall foliate carving and display cabinets flanked by pilasters, the base with four cupboards above an undershelf and a plinth base, 260 cm. (103 in.) wide; 92 cm. (36 in.) deep; 201 cm. (79 in.) back; a hall seat with break arched cresting above a panelled back and seat on turned legs joined by stretchers; and a George IV mahogany dining table, each end section with a rounded rectangular top above a moulded frieze on tapering reeded legs, no leaves, 137 cm. (54 in.) wide; 75 cm. (29 1/2 in.) high; 120 (47 in.) deep
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