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The
Arms give a simple nod
to his French Devereaux
linage combined with
elements of the
armiger’s New Zealand
linage. The Armiger was
born in NZ in 1947, his
mother and maternal
grandparents being of
British extraction and
his father a New
Zealander of European
lineage. He has lived
and travelled overseas
extensively as a child
including the South of
England for two separate
years and Fiji for a
period of two and a half
years.
The armiger’s Tertiary
studies were at the
University of Auckland,
graduating with a BSc in
1969, and MSc
(Chemistry) in 1973
followed by a period as
a research chemist for
three years.
After a few years in the
Real Estate Industry the
armiger founded the
Auction House, Devereaux
& Culley Ltd, which
offered Fine Art,
Antiques, Jewellery,
etc. together with Real
Estate. In 1986 the
business merged with
another Auction house.
In late 1989 the armiger
formed an association
with Webb’s, bringing to
it his established
business as a Jewellery
Auctioneer &
Consultant. To observe
global trends and
fashions in the high-end
diamond, jewellery and
watch industries he
travelled regularly to
Europe and the East and
occasionally to the UK.
Mr. Devereaux has been
involved in the support
structures of the
Auckland Philharmonia
Orchestra (APO) for over
ten years, first holding
office as President of
the Auckland
Philharmonia Guild, then
as a member of the Board
of Advisers and finally
as Vice-President of the
Board standing down in
1997 after being awarded
Life Membership of the
Orchestra Society. In
1998, he joined the
advisory board for the
post-graduate degree of
Master of Arts in Arts
Administration at
Whitecliffe College of
Arts & Design and in
2003 he was invited to
join the Governance
Board of the College up
until 2007.
The armiger’s interests
in History and Museology
saw him become a member
and Patron of the
Auckland Museum Circle
Foundation, joining the
executive committee in
2006, and accepting the
Chair of both it and its
associated Trust in
November 2008, which
position he still holds.
The Museum Circle was
set up some ten years
ago as a vehicle for
leading New Zealand
families and
philanthropists to have
social and economic
involvement with the
Museum
The armiger is an active
fundraiser for the SPCA,
the APO, NZ Opera, Red
Cross, SAFE, UNICEF,
Animals Asia, Children’s
Hospitals, Rodney
Hospice, Ronald
MacDonald House and The
Variety Club. Although
retired from business in
August 2014, the armiger
remains active in his
philanthropic work.
Mr. Devereaux is a
Knight Commander of the
Casa Real de Braganza of
Portugal and has been
awarded the Venerable
Order of St John Priory
Vote of Thanks,
presented by the
Governor General. His
interests include
History, Literature, the
Arts including Music
& Opera, Boating,
Residential Development,
Motorcars and Travel.
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