Mid 19th Century Australian Colonial Cedar Chiffonier with Palladian Back
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Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier of small proportions with Palladian back, mid 19th century
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- Palladian - Andrea Palladio (1505-80), was an Italian architect and his building designs included use of pediments, cornices, lion masks, paws, acanthus leaves and swags. Palladio did not design any furniture, but his architectural elements have been carried through to furniture by other designers, the most notable of whom was Englishman, William Kent working in the first half of the 18th century.
- Proportions - Essentially, the size of the various parts of a piece of furniture in relation to the whole. Ideally, the proportions should be pleasing to the eye appearing neither top-heavy nor unbalanced and convenient for ordinary use.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- cabinets, material - cedar 296
- cabinets, period or style - Colonial 119
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chiffoniers (small sideboards), period or style
- Australian Colonial 36
- Victorian 181
- chiffoniers (small sideboards), timber - cedar 77