Cape Baroque stinkwood and yellowwood display cabinet, 18th century

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ZAR 54 057
Lot 203
  • Cape Baroque stinkwood and yellowwood display cabinet, 18th century
  • Cape Baroque stinkwood and yellowwood display cabinet, 18th century


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ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 54 057
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About this Item

Cape Baroque stinkwood and yellowwood display cabinet, 18th century
the moulded gable centred by a carved acanthus-leaf cresting above a pair of conforming glazed doors enclosing three shaped shelves, the closing strip with spiral inlay, flanked by panelled and glazed sides, the lower half with a pair of shaped fielded panel doors enclosing two short shelves, with inlaid chamfered corners, shaped apron, raised on carved scroll feet, restorations
height: 245cm; width: 147cm; depth: 63cm

Notes

This cabinet, made in the late eighteenth century, displays Cape Baroque characteristics evident in the gabled pediment and symmetrical design in form and overlay.

Provenance

Private Collection.



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