Brendan Sharpe
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Re-Writing Sofa Table 2005
78cm x 150cm x 51cm
Reconstructed veneers, Huon Pine veneer, aluminium, leather
Courtesy of the artist
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Bureau c.1710
102cm x 101cm x 58cm
Walnut with herringbone stringing
Courtesy of the State Library of Tasmania
Simple and elegant in form, this bureau is veneered in Italian burr walnut (cut across the branch). Walnut was much admired for its beautiful colour and decorative figure, and additional decoration such as carving was often thought unnecessary.
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