1840 Australian Cedar Sofa from Henty Estate
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Important Australian cedar sofa, c1840. provenance: The James Henty Estate, High Street Launceston. James Henty died 12th January 1882. The sofa passed down to a great granddaughter and was sold along with other effects from the Henty Estate in 1995. A biography of the family entitled 'The Henty's an Australian Colonial Tapestry by Marnie Bassett has been published.
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settees and sofas
- Australian 56
- Victorian 202
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