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ZAR 13 214
Lot 192
  • Cape rosewood and teak gueridon, 18th century


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ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
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ZAR 13 214
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About this Item

Cape rosewood and teak gueridon, 18th century
the moulded circular tray top above a barley-twist and ring-turned column, raised on a moulded circular base with three turned bun feet
height: 125cm

Notes

Teak and rosewood are not indigenous woods and arrived at the Cape via the VOC trade routes to Asia. These woods are found in early Cape furniture and predate the dominance of stinkwood and yellowwood.

*This lot is not suitable for export.

Provenance

Private Collection.



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