Important Paintings, Furniture, Silver, Ceramics and Jewellery
Live Auction, 15 March 2010
Part II - Furniture and Clocks
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 50 000
About this Item
A Cape Queen Anne fruitwood settee, early 18th century
the wavy toprail centred and carved by a chinoiserie stylised cloud and foliate motif above seven shaped splats and horizontal cross-bar, riempie seat, on chamfered legs joined by stretchers, restorations, 208cm long
Literature
cf. Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer, Cape Antique Furniture, Struik, Cape Town, 2004, p129, pl 627 where a similar example is illustrated.
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