19th century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 18 March 2019
Important Cape Furniture and related objects
Lot Estimate
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
About this Item
A Cape Neoclassical stinkwood double gate-leg dining table, late 18th/early19th century
the moulded rectangular twin-flap peg-top above a frieze incorporating two frieze drawers, on tapering fluted legs, 74cm high, 188,5cm long, 136cm wide
Literature
Jo-Marie and Piér Rabe (2003) Cape Furniture Styles 1652 - 1900, Stellenbosch: Jo-Marie and Piér Rabe. Illustrated in colour on page 36, number 24.
Judith Miller (2005) Furniture: World Styles from Classical to Contemporary, London: Dorling Kindersley Limited. Illustrated in colour on page 169.