Important South African & International Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts
Live Auction, 12 October 2015
English, Cape and Colonial Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 62 524
About this Item
A Colonial teak and brass-mounted kist, 18th century
the hinged rectangular top mounted with brass bosses, the front with pierced escutcheon plate and bandings, the sides applied with carrying-handles, raised on bracket and turned feet, restorations and replacements, 91cm high, 164cm wide, 70cm deep
Literature
Michael Baraitser & Anton Obholzer (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape, Cape Town: Struik. Page 212, illustration number 893.
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