Cape Furniture and Metalware
Timed Online Auction, 3 - 11 July 2023
Session 1
Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 925
Location
Cape Town
About this Item
A Cape stinkwood and inlaid side chair, early 19th century
the top-rail centred by a diamond-shaped inlay, between curved stiles, four short vertical splats and mid-rail, caned seat, on square-section tapering legs joined by an H-stretcher
19th century
Literature
cf. Michael Baraitser and Anton Oberholzer (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape, Cape Town: Struik. A similar example of stylized carving illustrated on page 178, number 744.
cf. Matilda Burton (2015) Old Cape Furniture, studies in styles, Stellenbosch: Sun Media. A similar example illustrated on page 357, number 1027.
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