Harcroft House Sale

Live Auction, 18 November 2019

Session Two

Sold for

ZAR 31 864
Lot 195
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 31 864
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
the shaped wavy pediment surmounted by a pierced acanthus-leaf cresting above a frieze headed by a pair of female terms, the conforming glazed door below with a Vernis Martin panel decorated with a courting couple in a landscape, enclosing two later shaped glass shelves and a fabric-lined shelf, mirrored back, the glazed sides decorated with putti, on restrained cabriole legs mounted with gilt-metal sabots, the central panel signed Hameau, fitted for electricity, 206cm high, 132cm wide, 45cm deep


More from Harcroft House Sale

A French provincial walnut side table, 19th century
A French provincial walnut side table, 19th century
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
A Louis XVI style giltwood and upholstered salon suite, 19th century
A Louis XVI style giltwood and upholstered salon suite, 19th century
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
A large French ormolu-mounted boulle marquetry and ebonised bracket clock, circa 1850
A large French ormolu-mounted boulle marquetry and ebonised bracket clock, circa 1850
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
A Napoleon III boulle, tortoiseshell and gilt-metal-mounted centre table
A Napoleon III boulle, tortoiseshell and gilt-metal-mounted centre table
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
A French giltwood armoire, 20th century
A French giltwood armoire, 20th century
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
A French brass carriage clock, retailed by Mappin & Webb Ltd, Paris, circa 1900
A French brass carriage clock, retailed by Mappin & Webb Ltd, Paris, circa 1900
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000