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A superb Anton Seuffert card table of New Zealand native timber…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
9-Aug-2010
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Description:
A superb Anton Seuffert card table of New Zealand native timber with original label underneath and original Seuffert/Teutenberg base. Card tables were a Seuffert speciality and his 1875 raffle advertisement in the Auckland Herald valued card tables of this design at 10 pounds. Fifteen years later inflation raised the price to 11 pounds, the tables were too small for card games, so were properly named by Seuffert for their use as business or postal card depositories. In more recent times they have also been referred to as side, occasional, wine or specimen tables - the latter because of the profusion of specimen timbers used in the parquetry. Parquetry and marquetry inlaid furniture was extremely popular during the Victorian era and many immigrant cabinetmakers continued their craft after settling in New Zealand. Anton Seuffert is now recognised as the greatest of these cabinetmakers. His ability to combine significant artistic flair with considerable manual dexterity resulted in works of Art of unique visual balance and technical accuracy, the professional consistency he brought to this craft can be observed from the smallest, least significant piece, right through to the largest most complex escritoire. Height 73 cm. Diameter 61 cm.
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Category:
Furniture: Tables - Card, Games, Dropside, Pembroke and Sutherland