Five years later, he expanded into home furnishings and opened a boutique in Manhattan.
The designer, potter and author now has 17 stores and runs an eponymous design business.
The auction contains a large number of sterling silver snuff boxes including belonging to collector John Borthwick who founded the predecessor to Sotheby’s in Australia before it took on the iconic English auction house name.
The collection ranges from lots 180 to 260 with lot 182, a rare novelty William IV sterling silver cow snuffbox, and lot 258, an 1833 Scottish William IV table top version, of particular note. The collection was later bequeathed to the South Australian Gallery.
Other items of great interest to auction goers include French period furniture including commodes, sideboards and dining pieces, and porcelain and glassware.
Jewellery will be auctioned the following night from 6pm and includes a solitaire brilliant cut diamond ring, a quality single row diamond bangle and an aquamarine and diamond dress ring.