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 100 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 102 312
About this Item
A Cape stinkwood cabinet-on-stand, late 18th century
the gabled pediment carved with a pierced stylised foliate panel above a pair of conforming doors and panelled sides enclosing two shelves and three drawers above a frieze drawer, on octagonal tapering legs joined by an X-shaped stretcher, on turned feet, restorations. 219cm high, 157cm wide, 58,5cm deep
Literature
Michael Baraitser & Anton Obholzer. (1987) Town Furniture of The Cape, Cape Town: Struik. Illustrated on page 58, numbers 172 and 173.
Michael Baraitser & Anton Obholzer. (2004) Cape Antique Furniture, Cape Town: Struik. Illustrated on page 242, numbers 1042 and 1042a.
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