South African Design, Past & Present
Timed Online Auction, 7 - 26 June 2024
Furniture and Metalware
Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 2 580
About this Item
Cape stinkwood gueridon, 19th century
the moulded circular tray top above a twist-turned and baluster tapering column, on three bracket-shaped legs
130cm high
Notes
A gueridon is a small table supported by one or more columns that originated in France, its purpose being to hold a candlestick or vase. Gueridons featured in Cape inventories as early as the 18th century.
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