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About this Item
A Cape stinkwood rusbank, 18th century
the wave-shaped top- and mid-rails united by pierced conforming splats, chamfered back supports with stylised heart-shaped finials, riempie seat, downcurved arms with scroll terminals, on chamfered front and back legs joined by box-stretchers, 245cm long
Provenance
The Olivier family, The Towers, Oudtshoorn
Literature
cf. Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer (2004) Cape Antique Furniture, Struik Publishers, illustrated on page 130, fig. 631.