JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 24 March 2026 / 10:00 am start
An uncommon New Zealand colonial rimu tambour top desk,
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Lot Details
with unusual breakfront configuration with central tambour roll top enclosing a fitted interior with sliding writing surface with tooled leather insert, above panelled doors flanked by two recessed cupboards. Burr timber panels. Note: Previously viewed by William Cottrell who recognised the maker but his name unknown. From the estate of a private Auckland woman who had a lifelong interest in collecting antiques.
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