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A c.1920 Rotorua School Maori carved side table, the…
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A c.1920 Rotorua School Maori carved side table, the rectangular top with a plain central panel framed by a wide border, finely detailed with stylised figures, masks and spiralling forms, fine notch and lineal highlights, the thick plank top with further conforming carved edge, frieze and square section legs, paua shell inserts, original dark patina. Provenance: An inherited Rotorua family item, previously owned by Buster Williams of the Williams multi-store. Family provenance has that this and the following lot 143 were made by a Whakarewarewa area carver and that they were commissioned for an important visitor to Whakarewarewa, this visit never proceeded resulting in the purchase by the Williams family. 61 x 43 x 78.5 cm
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Furniture: Tables - Side and Serving