Anton Seuffert (born 1815, Bohemia - died 1887, Auckland, New Zealand) worked in Auckland after his arrival in New Zealand around 1861. His skill, sense of design and proportion made his work highly sought after for important commissions.

His traditional forms became the base for his elaborate marquetry and inlays of New Zealand native timbers. His use of local flora and fauna as patterns, as well as intricate landscape depictions, becomes the celebrated feature of Seuffert's work. All the fern designs are in such exquisite detail that they are botanically recognizable. The central piece to the inlaid marquetry design is a native filmy fern (Hymenophyllum dilatatum) and a maidenhair (Adiantum aethiopicum) frond.