
Episode 34, Friday 3 October 2008
The desk was made in 1970 by the very influential Fred Ward, one of Australia’s finest designers. It is made of mountain ash and leather and was commissioned by the National Library of Australia in Canberra, where it has lived its entire life until now. It is in original, but good, condition.
Adrian bid $4900
Niccole bid $4250
Gordon bid $4200
The hammer dropped at a cool $6000 (a record for a Fred Ward piece by the way), so Adrian triumphed.