A neat little writing bureau, made in Australia from Tasmanian oak in the late 50’s. There are pigeon holes in the fall front desk and further storage below. One included key operates both locks. Issues could be a mediocre finish and a chip missing from the upper right corner of the writing slope. Measurements are 75 cm wide 32 cm deeo and 100 cm high.
Genuine antique davenport from the late Victorian period (circa 1880), with leather writing top. Lidded compartment. Turned upright columns and 2 shelves below. Also note decorative freeze or gallery, across the back. Measurements are 53 cm wide 44 cm deep
and 87cm high.
Burr walnut veneered desk 795,globe,89, toilet mirror 139, chrome boat 69, kerosene banquet lamp 149.
A green
leather upholstered button backed armchair from 1970/80. Adjustable for height and tilt for maximum creative output. $385.
There is always a selection of a few hundred novels from the 19th and 20th centuries. Here we have The works of Alfred Lord Tennyson $28, Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett $14, The Vivisector, Patrick White $3, Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens $15, John Updike, The Early Stories $9 and Ask The Dust by John Fante in The Black Sparrow edition with an introduction by Charles Bukowski $12.
The shop is open every day 10 to 5, closed on Sunday mornings ( just so we can do our hair ).
Grays 303 