b'1215Leppington House early Colonial Australian cedar sofa, with handsomely carved and turned decoration, and finely upholstered in black horsehair, circa 1830. Nestled at the foothills of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Leppington House was a grand two storey manor belonging to William Cordeaux, and with convict assistance was constructed sometime between 1823 and 1828. Cordeaux arrived in the Colony aboard The Friendship in January 1818 and soon found work at the Commissariat Department as the Deputy Commissariat-General. Cordeaux became one of the largest land holders in the Camden district with substantial holdings of sheep and cattle. Upon the houses completion it was lavishly furnished with the finest that the new colony could provide; this settee bearing all the hallmarks of the New Colonial aristocratic elite.99cm high, 225cm wide, 63cm deep.PROVENANCEThe Leppington House, New South Wales, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. L. Oakman, Campbeltown, Collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney.ILLUSTRATEDClifford Craig, Kevin Fahy and E. Graeme Robertson,Early Colonial Furniture in New South Wales and Van Diemens Land, 1971, illustrated p. 99; This sofa is based on a design by Peter and Michael Angelo Nicholsen and can be found in Peter Nicholsens Practical Cabinet-Maker, 1827 (plate 79).Purchased May 2023 lot 564 Leski auctions sale 491. $6,00010,00015'