A rare 19th Century Australian Cedar Gothic Revival Armchair
The moulded arched cathedral back housing a deep single plank of fret carved cedar, flanked by two square block side supports, flowing into the rear sabre legs, joined to the supports are the carved shaped arms terminating into a circle with a deep fret carved shaped clover on a triangular shaped support, the large single plank seat, above a shaped moulded frieze, resting on square block chamfered legs.
Good overall colour and patination.
Note: The deep planks of cedar have been taken from a huge cedar tree and the carved detail is exceptional.
Also the turned finials above the upright side supports are missing.
Scientific name: Nelumbo nucifera ‘Cochrane’s Green Magic’
Water colour on Lana 100% cotton paper
85 cm x 61 cm
129 cm x 99 cm unframed
$8,900
Note: This subject is painted life six from samples grown by Blue Lotus Nursery. This variety was bred by the owner from Chinese seed he himself collected and imported from China. The original painting includes an extra new leaf emerging on left side as seen in photo below.
This painting describes the search for bush tucker across the Central Desert landscape which is an important part of Aboriginal life.
Gracie (born 1956) specializes in painting the Bush Plum Dreaming, also known to the Alyawarre as Arnwekety. Her style of painting is distinctively minimalist and she uses a very delicate dotting technique and traditional colours, which derive from the colours of natural ochres.
