Important South African & International Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts

Live Auction, 12 October 2015

English, Cape and Colonial Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture

Sold for

ZAR 17 052
Lot 321
  • A Cape Louis XV-style stinkwood and caned side chair, late 18th century
  • A Cape Louis XV-style stinkwood and caned side chair, late 18th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 052

About this Item

A Cape Louis XV-style stinkwood and caned side chair, late 18th century

with curved shield-shaped caned back, serpentine caned seat, on moulded cabriole legs joined by a moulded stretcher

Notes

cf. Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape, Cape Town: Struik. A similar example is illustrated on page 172, number 710.v

Literature

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