South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts
Live Auction, 4 February 2013
Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 21 166
About this Item
A Cape stinkwood Tulbagh side chair, 18th century
the side rails with finials above chamfered side supports, with moulded toprail above a pair of vertical splats, conforming midrail, riempie seat, on chamfered square-section legs joined by stretchers
Literature
Hans Fransen, The Cape Chair, Cape Town, 1970, page 50, illustration 32, where a similar example is illustrated.
Michael Baraitser & Anton Obholzer, Cape Country Furniture, Cape Town, 1981, second edition, page 38, illustration 86, where another example is illustrated