Mossgreen Auctions recently sold the Gonsalves collection of 19th Century Australian furniture and oddments in Melbourne- 22nd Feb 1915. There were some very good prices realised for the better pieces. My favourites were: Carved whalebone boat $5,368 incl premium  Whalebone chair $34,160 incl premium.  Six legged Australian cedar sideboard Hobart Circa1815 $122,000 incl premium. This sideboard is in Australian Furniture- Pictorial History and Dictionary by Fahy and Simpson plate 343.  Australian Huon pine console table Hobart C1830, $29,280 incl premium. This table is in Australian Furniture- Pictorial History and Dictionary by Fahy and Simpson plate 453.  |
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