Andrew Klenke

Kingston’s vision: South Australia’s earliest and most enigmatic piece of colonial furniture

Three South Australian researchers explore the possible genesis and history of a massive red gum bookcase which came up at an Adelaide auction in 2017. Using a variety of evidence, sources and methods, they identify the bookcase as a very early piece of South Australian furniture and mount a case for who commissioned it, who designed it and who made it, when and why.

Kingston’s vision: South Australia’s earliest and most enigmatic piece of colonial furniture

Kingston’s vision: South Australia’s earliest and most enigmatic piece of colonial furniture

Australiana SocietyAustraliana SocietyAugust 25, 2026