An Australian Colonial cedar bookcase, with stepped cornice…
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An Australian Colonial cedar bookcase, with stepped cornice above the two arched glazed doors, enclosing cedar adjustable shelves, set upon two deep set drawers on shaped bracket base 123 cm width x 53 cm depth x 210 cm high

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  • Cornice - The upper section of a high piece of furniture such as a bookcase, wardrobe or cabinet that sits immediately on the main structure. The cornice is usually decorated with a variety of architectural mouldings, worked either with a moulding plane or, from the later 19th century, by machine. The front and side of the cornice are mitred together, strengthened by glue blocks, and the back is generally a simple dovetailed rail to hold the structure together. Cornices are generally, though not always, fitted separately to the piece and are held in place either by screws sunk into the top board or by wooden corner blocks. A pediment may sit above the cornice, but sometimes the terms cornice and pediment are used interchangeably.

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