b'5The John Richards CollectionJohn Richards first visited Tasmania almost 20 years ago to follow his passion for sourcing the very finest seafood for his renowned fresh seafood restaurant on Sydneys northern beaches. Collecting had always been in his blood with years of collecting rare Australian coins but in Tasmania he found a new collecting interest in fine colonial furniture. His love for native timbers saw him spend the next twenty years searching for interesting pieces across Australia with much of his collection sourced in Tasmania on his many visits. 1An exceptional Colonial Australian writing box, beautifully crafted with selected cuts of musk, huon pine, rosewood and cedar, interior fitted with huon pine topped compartments and purple velvet slope, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840,14.5cm high, 46cm wide, 25.5cm deep$3,0005,00011'