19th Century Cedar Carver Chair with PWD Stamp
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A19th century Australian cedar carver chair stamped (public works department) PWD. Height 91 cm
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- Signed or Stamped - A signed piece of furniture may mean that the maker has signed (and hopefully dated) the piece in the same way that we sign a cheque, but more likely, that it bears evidence of the name of the maker, wholesaler or retailer as a paper label, metal plaque, impressed into the timber or in later pieces after about 1880, stamped onto the timber with an ink stamp.
The 'signature' or stamp will always be in an unobtrusive position: under the top of a table, on the underside of the rails of a chair, inside a drawer or on the back.
The fact that a piece is 'signed' considerably enhances its value. Signed Australian furniture is extremely rare, and for imported furniture, it is a mark of quality of the item, as only the items by the top makers or retailers were 'signed'
This item has been included into following indexes:
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chairs, singles / pairs / threes, style or period
- carver or elbow chairs 246
- kauri timber 223
- chairs, singles / pairs / threes, timber - cedar 268
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