Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 17 March 2014

Cape, Colonial, Oriental & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
  • A pair of Cape Regency stinkwood armchairs, first quarter 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000

About this Item

A pair of Cape Regency stinkwood armchairs, first quarter 19th century

each with curved reeded top rail above a pierced mid rail centred by a rondel, reeded downcurved arms on baluster supports, caned seat, on ring-turned tapering legs, restorations

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Notes

cf. Fransen, Hans. (1970) The Cape Chair, Stellenbosch Museum. A similar chair is illustrated on page 75, number 78.

cf. Baraitser, Michael and Obholzer, Anton. (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape, Cape Town: Struik. A similar chair is illustrated on page 192, number 810


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