Australian cedar, also known as red cedar or Toona ciliata, is a species of tree that is native to eastern Australia. It is known for its high-quality timber, which has a distinctive red color, fine grain, and a pleasant aroma. In the 19th century, Australian cedar was widely used in the manufacture of furniture, particularly in Australia and the United Kingdom.

The timber was considered to be a highly desirable material for furniture making due to its strength, durability, and natural resistance to rot and insects. It was also relatively easy to work with and could be finished to a high standard and was used to make a wide range of furniture items, including tables, chairs, wardrobes, and chests of drawers.

Australian cedar furniture was particularly popular in the Victorian era and was considered to be of very high quality. However, over-harvesting of the tree led to a more...

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An Australian cedar hall chair, 19th century, the back panel…

19th Century Cedar Hall Chair with Relief Carvings

An Australian cedar hall chair, 19th century, the back panel relief carved with a scrolling foliate design and fleur de lys finials, 96 cm high, 45 cm wide, 41 cm deep. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, 2005

Armchair late 19th century aged cedar, spade back with open arms

Antique Cedar Armchair with Spade Back and Open Arms

Armchair late 19th century aged cedar, spade back with open arms

Two antique Australian cedar hall chairs, 19th century

Two antique Australian cedar hall chairs, 19th century

A Colonial parlour chair, carved cedar frame with jacquard…

Carved Cedar Parlour Chair with Jacquard Upholstery, 1875

A Colonial parlour chair, carved cedar frame with jacquard upholstery, circa 1875, 59 cm across the arms

Australian colonial cedar elbow chair

Colonial Cedar Elbow Chair from Australia

Australian colonial cedar elbow chair

Mid Victorian carver chair, cedar, Barback with scroll arms

Victorian Cedar Barback Chair with Scroll Arms

Mid Victorian carver chair, cedar, Barback with scroll arms

Victorian cedar swivel desk chair

Victorian Cedar Swivel Chair

Victorian cedar swivel desk chair

An Australian cedar spade back dining chair with octagonal…

1840 Australian Cedar Dining Chair with Tapered Legs

An Australian cedar spade back dining chair with octagonal tapered legs, circa 1840

Cedar carver chair c1880, decorated with scroll arms, Bowed…

Cedar Carver Chair with Scroll Arms and Sabre Legs

Cedar carver chair c1880, decorated with scroll arms, Bowed front & Sabre legs

Cedar hall chair. Early 20th century, carved in the Art Nouveau…

Art Nouveau Cedar Hall Chair

Cedar hall chair. Early 20th century, carved in the Art Nouveau style

19th century cedar hall chair

Cedar Hall Chair from 19th Century

19th century cedar hall chair

A Colonial Australian cedar spade back commode chair in the…

A Colonial Australian cedar spade back commode chair in the manner of Andrew Lenehan, Sydney origin, circa 1850s, 88 cm high, 56 cm across the arms

A William IV dining arm-chair in Australian cedar, early 1830s,…

William IV Cedar Dining Armchair

A William IV dining arm-chair in Australian cedar, early 1830s, the rolled bar-back above the carved cross-rail and scrolling open arms, the drop-in seat raised on sabre legs. Height 84 cm. Width 53 cm. Depth 55 cm

Slipper chair, late Victorian cedar, with deep button upholstery

Victorian Cedar Slipper Chair with Deep Button Upholstery

Slipper chair, late Victorian cedar, with deep button upholstery

Antique cedar lounge arm chair, 68 cm wide, 95 cm high

Antique Cedar Lounge Arm Chair

Antique cedar lounge arm chair, 68 cm wide, 95 cm high

Victorian grandfather chair & grandmother chair (2), cedar,…

Victorian Cedar Grandparents Chairs with Carvings

Victorian grandfather chair & grandmother chair (2), cedar, with scroll carving and turned front legs

Cedar chairs two spade backs, turned front legs

Spade Back Cedar Chairs with Turned Legs

Cedar chairs two spade backs, turned front legs

Victorian cedar hall chair

Victorian Cedar Hall Chair

Victorian cedar hall chair

Late Victorian Australian cedar grandfather chair with orange…

Orange Cedar Grandfather Chair

Late Victorian Australian cedar grandfather chair with orange Upholsterey

A Colonial spade back dining chair, Australian cedar, circa 1845

Colonial Cedar Spade Back Dining Chair (8 words)

A Colonial spade back dining chair, Australian cedar, circa 1845

An Australian Colonial cedar rail-back side chair with olive…

Colonial Cedar Side Chair with Olive Fabric Seat

An Australian Colonial cedar rail-back side chair with olive fabric stuff-over seat and turned front legs.

19th century cedar carver chair

Cedar Carver's Chair from 19th Century

19th century cedar carver chair

Australian cedar carver chair, third quarter of the 19th century

19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

Australian cedar carver chair, third quarter of the 19th century

Colonial cedar rail back chair. Turned front legs. Later…

Colonial Cedar Rail Back Chair

Colonial cedar rail back chair. Turned front legs. Later upholstery. Height 88 cm

An Australian Federation cedar rail-back hall chair/clerk's…

Trefoil Cedar Hall Chair with Compartment Seat

An Australian Federation cedar rail-back hall chair/clerk's chair with trefoil motif side panels and compartment seat.

A Germanic cedar kitchen chair

Germanic Cedar Kitchen Chair

A Germanic cedar kitchen chair

A pair of scroll carved cedar dining chairs, probably…

19th Century Cedar Dining Chairs with Scroll Carvings (2)

A pair of scroll carved cedar dining chairs, probably Australian, 19th century (2)

A Victorian cedar lady?s chair.

Victorian Cedar Lady's Chair

A Victorian cedar lady?s chair.

Pair of Regency cedar dining chairs, with carved top rail and…

Regency Cedar Dining Chairs with Sabre Legs (2)

Pair of Regency cedar dining chairs, with carved top rail and moulded horizontal splat, drop in seat, on sabre legs (2)

An Australian cedar green upholstered occasional armchair, c.…

Green Cedar Armchair, c.1870

An Australian cedar green upholstered occasional armchair, c.1870 90 x 58 x 49 cm

An Australian cedar armchair, with grey upholstery

Australian Cedar Armchair with Grey Upholstery

An Australian cedar armchair, with grey upholstery

A pair of antique cedar dining chairs, c.1880, with aged…

Antique Cedar Dining Chairs with Aged Upholstery

A pair of antique cedar dining chairs, c.1880, with aged upholstery seat to base

Two Colonial cedar unrestored Trafalgar dining chairs

Colonial Cedar Trafalgar Dining Chairs - Unrestored Pair

Two Colonial cedar unrestored Trafalgar dining chairs

Early Colonial cedar X-back country style chair: refer page 14…

Early Colonial Cedar X-Back Chair, 19th Century

Early Colonial cedar X-back country style chair: refer page 14 (lot 23) of the 1994 Clifford Craig collection (Sothebys). Reference is made to a similar chair being as early as the first decade of the 19th century

Australian Colonial cedar armchair late 19th century tub shape…

Late 19th Century Colonial Cedar Armchair

Australian Colonial cedar armchair late 19th century tub shape back with turned spindles height 69 cm

Antique cedar child's chair 40 cm wide, 83 cm high

Antique Cedar Child's Chair - 40x83cm

Antique cedar child's chair 40 cm wide, 83 cm high

A cedar slipper chair, Australian circa 1875

A cedar slipper chair, Australian circa 1875

An Australian cedar floral upholstered dining chair, height 85…

Australian Cedar Floral Dining Chair - 85cm Height

An Australian cedar floral upholstered dining chair, height 85 cm

A pair of cedar dining chairs, Australian circa 1850

A pair of cedar dining chairs, Australian circa 1850

Well carved Australian cedar side chair circa 1850

1850 Australian Cedar Side Chair

Well carved Australian cedar side chair circa 1850

An Australian colonial cedar framed armchair, circa 1850, with…

Colonial Cedar Armchair from Sheriff's Residence

An Australian colonial cedar framed armchair, circa 1850, with scrolling arms and raised on turned legs, upholstered in striped ruby velvet. Provenance: Formerly in the Sheriff's Residence, 1 Camp Crescent, Castlemaine, circa 1854

An Australian cedar, black upholstered commode chair, c.1850,…

1850 Australian Cedar Commode Chair with Black Upholstery

An Australian cedar, black upholstered commode chair, c.1850, height 93 cm

A Colonial cedar grandfather chair, c.1880, excellent original…

Colonial Cedar Grandfather Chair, c. 1880, Excellent Condition

A Colonial cedar grandfather chair, c.1880, excellent original finish with later upholstery, in overall excellent condition

A pink velvet upholstered ladies chair, Australian cedar with…

Pink Velvet Cedar Ladies Chair with Cabriole Legs

A pink velvet upholstered ladies chair, Australian cedar with cabriole legs

An Australian cedar hall chair, circa 1880

1880 Australian Cedar Hall Chair

An Australian cedar hall chair, circa 1880

Two Australian cedar bar back chairs ex Gidleigh via Bungendore…

Australian Cedar Bar Back Chairs from Gidleigh, NSW

Two Australian cedar bar back chairs ex Gidleigh via Bungendore NSW

Victorian cedar carver armchair 53 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 91 cm…

Victorian Cedar Carver Armchair

Victorian cedar carver armchair 53 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 91 cm high

Victorian cedar carver armchair 54 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 90 cm…

Victorian Cedar Carver Armchair (10 words)

Victorian cedar carver armchair 54 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 90 cm high

Side chair 19th century, cedar bar back, by S Symonds Kapunda

Cedar Bar Back Side Chair by S. Symonds Kapunda

Side chair 19th century, cedar bar back, by S Symonds Kapunda

A good 19th century Australian cedar Wet Nurse chair…

Cedar Wet Nurse Chair with Warner Silk Brocade Upholstery

A good 19th century Australian cedar Wet Nurse chair upholstered in Warner silk brocade fabric

Two Australian cedar bar back chairs ex Gidleigh via Bungendore…

Australian Cedar Bar Back Chairs from Gidleigh

Two Australian cedar bar back chairs ex Gidleigh via Bungendore NSW

A matched pair of cedar side chairs

Cedar side chairs - perfect pair

A matched pair of cedar side chairs

A cedar & rattan chair with carved Australian floral detail,…

Floral Carved Cedar & Rattan Chair - 96cm Height

A cedar & rattan chair with carved Australian floral detail, height 96 cm

A Victorian cedar upholstered grandfather arm chair, with…

Victorian Cedar Grandfather Armchair with Button Back Detail

A Victorian cedar upholstered grandfather arm chair, with orange upholstery & button back detail

A child's spade back high chair, Australian cedar, circa 1850,…

Cedar Spade Back High Chair, 1850

A child's spade back high chair, Australian cedar, circa 1850, 81 cm high, 36 cm across the arms. Provenance the Rodney Pemberton collection

Two Australian cedar dining chairs with floral linen upholstery,…

Floral Upholstered Cedar Dining Chairs, 19th Century Australia

Two Australian cedar dining chairs with floral linen upholstery, 19th century,

Two Australian cedar dining chairs, 19th century

19th Century Australian Cedar Dining Chairs

Two Australian cedar dining chairs, 19th century

A Colonial cedar hall chair

Colonial Cedar Hall Chair

A Colonial cedar hall chair

A 19th century Australian colonial cedar dining chair with…

Colonial Cedar Dining Chair with Crown Top

A 19th century Australian colonial cedar dining chair with Crown top.

A Victorian cedar commode chair with chamber pot (cleaned).…

Victorian Cedar Commode Chair with Chamber Pot

A Victorian cedar commode chair with chamber pot (cleaned). Width 54 cm. Depth 58 cm. Height 93 cm

Colonial cedar lounge armchair 95 cm high

Colonial Cedar Lounge Chair - 95cm High

Colonial cedar lounge armchair 95 cm high

Hall chair, late Victorian, English, mahogany carved foliate…

Victorian Hall Chair with Carved Foliate Back

Hall chair, late Victorian, English, mahogany carved foliate back, with cedar base, Combined parts

Antique cedar rocking chair with deep buttoned fabric upholstery

Buttoned Cedar Rocking Chair

Antique cedar rocking chair with deep buttoned fabric upholstery

Two Australian cedar bar back chairs ex Gidleigh via Bungendore…

Australian Cedar Bar Back Chairs from Gidleigh

Two Australian cedar bar back chairs ex Gidleigh via Bungendore NSW

Antique cedar rocking chair 57 cm wide, 77 cm deep, 106 cm high

Antique Cedar Rocking Chair - 10 words

Antique cedar rocking chair 57 cm wide, 77 cm deep, 106 cm high

A mid nineteenth century cedar carver chair

Cedar Carver Chair, 19th Century

A mid nineteenth century cedar carver chair

Colonial cedar rail back chair 44 cm wide, 86 cm high

Colonial Cedar Rail Back Chair

Colonial cedar rail back chair 44 cm wide, 86 cm high

Victorian cedar chair 90.5 cm high

Victorian Cedar Chair - 90.5cm

Victorian cedar chair 90.5 cm high

A pair of Victorian cedar balloon back chairs and a Chippendale…

Victorian Cedar Chairs and French Style Stool with Damask Upholstery

A pair of Victorian cedar balloon back chairs and a Chippendale style, stool, 19th century and after, petite chairs in the French manner with relief carved crests and mid rails, serpentine stuffover seats and raised on cabriole legs with pointed toes, and…

A cedar upholstered side chair

Cedar Side Chair with Upholstered Seat

A cedar upholstered side chair

Pair of vintage cedar bar back dining chairs (2)

Vintage Cedar Dining Chairs (Set of 2)

Pair of vintage cedar bar back dining chairs (2)

A pair of antique Australian cedar balloon back dining chairs,…

Antique Australian Cedar Dining Chairs (19th Century)

A pair of antique Australian cedar balloon back dining chairs, 19th century,

Colonial cedar rail back chair 47.5 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 86 cm…

Colonial Cedar Rail Back Chair - 10 words

Colonial cedar rail back chair 47.5 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 86 cm high

Pair of cedar balloon back chairs

Cedar Balloon Back Chair Pair

Pair of cedar balloon back chairs