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Decorative arts

Sold for

ZAR 14 070
Lot 396
  • A Cape Regency stinkwood armchair, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 14 070

About this Item

A Cape Regency stinkwood armchair, 19th century
the rectangular panelled top-rail above a reeded lattice back support with conforming mid-rail, reeded arms on reeded supports, riempie seat, on square-section tapering legs joined by a later H-stretcher, minor distress

Provenance

From the Late Lady Ina Oppenheimer Blue Bird Farm Collection.

Literature

cf. Baraitser & Obholzer (2004) Cape Antique Furniture, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, where a near example is illustrated on page 117, fig. 565.



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