Important South African Paintings, Furniture, Silver and Ceramics

Live Auction, 11 October 2010

Session One

Sold for

ZAR 378 760
Lot 81
  • A Cape amboyna, ebony and satinwood corner cupboard, 18th century
  • A Cape amboyna, ebony and satinwood corner cupboard, 18th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 378 760

About this Item

A Cape amboyna, ebony and satinwood corner cupboard, 18th century
with moulded frieze drawer fitted with baize-lined compartments above a pair of panelled doors enclosing a shelf, canted panelled sides with half-fluted pilasters, on tapering fluted legs with block feet, with Cape silver escutcheon plates, makers mark unknown, 100cm high, 120cm wide, 85cm deep

Literature

Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Balkema, Cape Town, 1976, p158, illustration 175



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