South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts
Live Auction, 4 February 2013
Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 250 000 - 300 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 690 680
About this Item
An important Cape West Coast cedarwood, pine and inlaid cupboard, 18th century
the moulded pediment centred by a fan- and foliate-shaped cresting above a pair of panelled doors inlaid with diamond motifs and enclosing two shelves, with double panelled sides, the lower half with a shelf and a pair of cupboard doors, on a bracket-shaped base, 223,5cm high, 165cm wide, 62cm deep
Literature
Michael Baraitser & Anton Obholzer, Cape Country Furniture, Struik, Cape Town, 1986, page 291, illustration numbers 1012 and 1013
Michael Baraitser & Anton Obholzer, Cape Antique Furniture, Struik, Cape Town, 2004, page 313, illustration number 1318