Two Cape stinkwood gueridons, 19th century
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Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 5 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 6 007
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About this Item
Two Cape stinkwood gueridons, 19th century
each with a moulded circular tray top above a barley-twist and hexagonal tapering column terminating in a central turned finial, raised on tripod cabriolet legs
(2)
height: 144cm; 151cm
Notes
A gueridon is an occasional stand that originated in France, its purpose being to hold a candlestick or vase. Gueridons featured in Cape inventories as early as the 18th century.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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