486 A miniature chest of drawers with half bobbin columns, Australian cedar, 19th century Note: Restoration work done in the 20th century revealed the mark for J. SLY the famed Sydney cabinet maker, this piece would appear to be the work of an apprentice of SLY’s and probably not by his hand 46cm high, 45cm wide, 33cm deep $800–1,200 ❖ 487 A footstool, fiddleback blackwood and pine with later oyster velvet upholstery, mid 19th century 18cm high, 31cm wide, 30cm deep $200–400 ❖ 488 An invalid’s table or breakfast stand, kauri pine, 19th century 24cm high, 61cm wide, 38cm deep $200–300 ❖ 489 Hall table, cedar, South Australian origin, circa 1865 single central drawer flanked by two dummy drawers 75cm high, 97cm wide, 50cm deep $400–600 490 A footstool, Australian cedar inlaid with pine, circa 1850 23cm high, 39cm wide, 25cm deep $200–400 ❖ 491 A Colonial towel rail, blackwood and cedar, Tasmanian origin, 19th century 85cm high, 68cm wide, 31cm deep $200–300 ❖ 492 An Australian blackwood hall table, Tasmanian origin, circa 1860 75cm high, 98cm wide, 44cm deep $400–600 ❖ 493 A rare Australian cedar kettle stand, 19th century 80cm high, 45cm diameter $400–600 ❖ 494 A Colonial newspaper stand with three tiers, blackwood and pine, 19th century. In the 19th century black leatherette coverings were used to stop the ink from bleeding into the timber. 59cm high, 53cm wide, 34cm deep $400–600 495 A bookpress drop-side table, cedar and pine, mid 19th century 75cm high, 51cm wide, 40cm deep $400–600 480 494 482 495 77