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A George III mahogany secretaire chest of 4 drawers (top drawer…
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Auckland
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19-Apr-2010
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A George III mahogany secretaire chest of 4 drawers (top drawer fitted) and slide, on splayed legs. Height 77 cm. Width 104 cm. Diameter 51 cm. Provenance: Ex Clendon Estate. Maybe this piece of furniture was brought to New Zealand by James Reddy Clendon. Provenance: James Reddy Clendon, a trader, witness to the Treaty of Waitangi, Magistrate and New Zealand 's first US Consul. Captain Clendon was in the thick of the earliest Maori and Pakeha Interaction. He was a witness to New Zealand 's Declaration of Independence in 1835, the first United States Consul in 1838, a Witness to the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and a Member of the first Legislative Council. Passed on down through family members
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Furniture: Chests of Drawers