W.H. Rocke & Co. Cedar Writing Table, 1880
W.H. Rocke & Co. Australian cedar, two-drawer writing table with insert leatherette top, circa 1880, oval brass 'W.H. Rocke & Co. Melbourne', 31.50 in. high, 54.33 in. wide, 30.31 in. deep. 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, 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 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.
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