Very Large colonial Australia Red Cedar Chest of 8 Drawers
Item
number:
FUR23031027
Price:
$650
This
is a huge antique c1880 australian red cedar chest drawers.
It has 8
drawers.
A long secret drawer at the top, a hat drawer in middle, with
a similar size and 2 small ones on either side, with 3 large long drawers
underneath.
The bottom drawer is huge at its bottom goes practically to the floor.
It is missing carved side columns or turned posts.
You
can make some up or get made up. You can use sawdust and glue to fill the holes. Lots of sawdust when sanding.
I actually have some fine red cedar sawdust, and even some spare cedar.
A light sanding will bring the cedar grain right out.
I reckon a solvenmt wash will get that red dudty finish on it., followed by a sanding pad light sand.
The drawers all work nicely.
There are dust separators between the drawers. Over 5 foot high.
This was some piece.
$650 would not buy the cedar "wood" in this chest, and handles, escutcheons, locks, etc.
20 years ago these chest of drawers sold for $2000 each, that is about $8,000 today.
This devaluation is not permanent. Things come and go around in cycles.
This will appreciate soon with so many being dumped, painted, redone terribly now as well.
Would make a great project that will have huge financial gains again soon. A most rewarding and satisfying hobby job.
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Huge colonial Australia Red Cedar Chest of Drawers
Item
number:
FUR23031016
Price:
$1950 
what a magnificent chest of drawers. early colonial australian red cedar chest of 8 drawers. with turned columns on sides and a secret drawer. untouched with original finish, original handles. getting almost impossible to find now in WA. all solid wood. c1870-1880. 140 years old. 
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Tall colonial Australia Red Cedar Chest of 8 Drawers
Item
number:
FUR00262810
Price:
$1250 $850 BARGAIN
I told you it was a bargain
Very
good condition. Tall. Beautiful grain. The bottom drawer is huge.
Original finish, with secret drawer on top. Over 5 feet tall.
Magnificent beast. Needs a couple of minor repairs, like a runner to be fixed into place (glue) and a stopper on 1 or 2 drawers.
The dimension are 1440 mm tall, 1070 mm wide and 500 mm deep (from wall to front of extended curvy drawer at top).
The bottom drawer is huge. the rail at the bottom is part of the bottom drawer. It must have been for blankets.
One of the middle square drawers at the top was a hat drawer. The curved drawer at the top was called a secret door.
130 years old and never been painted.
This is a bargain. These chests use to sell for $2000 minimum 20 years ago, and sometimes they were even painted.
Huon pine chests sold for a miniumum of $5000. minimum!
Those days of hunting down Australian colonial furniture will come back, especially with such fine timbers used.
Tall colonial Australia Red Cedar Chest of 8 Drawers c1880
Item
number:
FUR02031234
Price:
$950 BARGAIN
Needs
a touch of TLC (like a bit of glue and filling cracks) but generally
good condition. About 5 foot high. I will let pictures tell the story.
Unpainted! Original c1880. Original patina. Mostly intact. Missing 3
escutcheons, so need to move missing ones to lower drawers (one
escutcheon goes up actually), and fill holes with cedar. I have some
cedar I can give you that you can use. Some of the sides of drawers and stoppers may need a bit of
gluing, no biggy.
Price
is firm-ish unless yoiu can convince me you ahve passion for these old
peices. Do not waste your time low-balling. I sold one less ornate for
850 recently.
This is better. These guys use to sell for over $2000 20 years ago and
are becoming rarer as as stupid people go for the river slab furniture
look for now. They will become sort after again and will be worth $8000
in today's money equivalent increasing with inflation. Make no mistake.
This is a great investment.
late
Victorian pine sideboard
Item
number:
03030058
Price:
$1750 $1400 $1000 absolutely slashed
A
superb late Victorian kauri pine mirror-back sideboard with carvings
etc in original condition...just needs a good clean and litle
repolishing (we can do this for you)...measures 195 cms (high) x 136
cms (wide) x 48 cms (depth)...in excellent aged condition...some minor
cracking...SOLID TIMBER. It is hard to find such pieces in such good
original condition. If you want to have this stripped, kauri pine is a
beautiful honey yellow colour.
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Beautiful c1880 duchess chamferred edge dressing table made from Australian red cedar.
Item
number: 20032311
Price:
$1650
A
superb late Victorian Australia red cedar dressing table, come duchess.
All original. Came from Mudgee NSW. Pearl inlay handles. Origianl
finish and check out the chamfered edge in the sides of the cest and
top drawers and the rims. That is truly stunning and unusual. The
carving on the mirror support is outstanding too. Everything is solid
wood. No ply rubbish in this amazing piece. It truly is a one-off find.
Stands about 1650 mm high (or 5 feet 5 inches high). All the
escutcheons and locks are all original.
elephant
inlaid (ebony and ivory) occasional table
Item
number:
FUR26032013
Price:
$775
This
is
a stunning little occasional table with extensive inlay of what
appears to be ivory (not bone as I cannot see the classic black specks)
and ebony....I cannot say all of it is ivory but most of it seems to
be...I can see grain in the ivory and i did do the hot needle test on
some of the pieces of the inlay...the table stands about 40 cms tall
and has a diamter of 40.5 cms...the image on the top resembles the Taj
Mahal...note the fountain and birds and extensive vines....the legs are
shaped like elephants (with ears and trunk) and extensively inlayed as
well...in excellent aged condition...just needs a light sand and a good
coat of shellac...this looks like a rather old piece to me but I cannot
say what age is for definite....you will see that someone seems to have
removed some of the old polish off it. This is absolutely
beautiful...you will not be disapointed...you are unlikely to see
something like this again.
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