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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Gary & Genevieve Morgan Collection | Part One
• Sale Date:
  07 Dec 2021 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  131
• Lot Description:
  W.H. ROCKE & CO. - Australian cedar, two-drawer writing table with insert leatherette top, circa 1880
  oval brass maker's plaque “W.H. ROCKE & Co. MELBOURNE”,
  80cm high, 138cm wide, 77cm deep
• Notes:
  W.H. Rocke & Co. was colonial Victoria’s largest, most successful and profitable furniture manufacturer and importer; by 1870, the company had a workforce of 150. At the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, about the time that this desk was made, Rocke & Co. dominated Victoria’s display on the Avenue of Nations. The first listing for the Rocke’s business is in the 1859 Sands & McDougall Directory: ‘Rocke, Geo & Wm. Henry, Furniture dealers and Importers, 12 Lonsdale Street East.’ From the beginning, George and his son, William, set about positioning themselves as the purveyors of choice for those seeking the best in decorative finery. Examples of their furniture are held in the Museum Victoria collection.
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 3,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Furniture

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