b'64Furniture318[ANDREW LENEHAN INTEREST] DUNBAR CHAIR. AntiqueSee The Melancholy Wreck of the Dunbar, in Signals No.79, oak armchair with engraved plaque stating MADE FROMJun-Aug 2007 [journal of the Australian National Maritime THE WRECK OF THE SHIP DUNBAR, AUGUST 20TH 1857. Museum] pp34-39, where the author notes (p.39) that items 92cm high, 52cm across the arms. of memorabilia made by salvors were being made, including The Dunbar was wrecked off Sydney Heads on the night ofa set of chairs marked Made from the wreck of the Dunbar August 20th 1857, with the tragic loss of 121 souls. Onlyand that Sydney cabinetmaker Andrew Lenehan advertised in one crewman, JAMES JOHNSON, survived. The wreckthe Sydney Morning Herald of 25 June 1859. Church, House highlighted the dangers of long distance sea voyages and withand Garden Furniture manufactured to any design from the the gold rush at fever pitch, the demand for such voyages waswreck of the Dunbar in teak and oak.at a height not seen before. $2,0003,000318 (Detail)318'