THE TURVEY CHAIR PINE, CIRCA 1890

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 AUD

bidding is closed

Description

THE TURVEY CHAIR PINE, CIRCA 1890

of unusual construction

Catalogue Note

made by George Turvey in central Victoria, Turvey was a farmer and a furniture maker, he won a medal for his work at the Rochester and Bendigo Agriculture show at the time. The companion chair is in the collection of the Museum of Victoria

this chair was part of the Kevin Carney Collection

Reference: Illustrated in 'Cottage and Country Chairs in Australia', Cuffley and Carney page 121

survey of Australiana No 17, Carney and McKenna 1988