A Cape stinkwood bone-inlaid chest of drawers, Eastern Cape, 1830-1850
Session 1
LOT 2
A Cape stinkwood bone-inlaid chest of drawers, Eastern Cape, 1830-1850
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 65 000 - 80 000
About this Item
A Cape stinkwood bone-inlaid chest of drawers, Eastern Cape, 1830-1850
the rectangular moulded top above two short and three long graduated drawers, each with diamond-shaped bone escutcheon and turned wooden handles, with scroll-shaped apron, on bracket feet, 1080cm high, 1080cm wide, 51.5cm deep
1830-1850
Provenance
Strauss & Co, Cape Town, 12 October 2015, lot 344
Exhibited
The Cape House: Decorative Arts relating to the Cape of Good Hope, Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch, 1999.
Literature
Sue Ollemans, Michael Stevenson and Deon Viljoen (1999) The Cape House. Decorative Arts relating to the Cape of Good Hope, Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch, 1999. Example illustrated and discussed on page 45, number 28.
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