South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts
Live Auction, 4 February 2013
Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 50 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 72 410
About this Item
A West Coast inlaid cedarwood chest, 19th century
possibly made in the Calvinia district, with hinged rectangular two-plank top, the front inlaid with star and geometric motifs, the sides with iron carrying-handles, wavy apron, on bracket feet, 67cm high, 132cm wide, 61cm deep
Notes
cf. Deon Viljoen and Piér Rabe, Cape Furniture and Metalware, Cape Town 2001, pages 73-74 where another example is illustrated