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

Live Auction, 17 March 2014

Cape, Colonial, Oriental & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 11 710
Lot 352
  • A rosewood and bone-inlaid prie-dieu, possibly Austro-Hungarian, 19th century
  • A rosewood and bone-inlaid prie-dieu, possibly Austro-Hungarian, 19th century
  • A rosewood and bone-inlaid prie-dieu, possibly Austro-Hungarian, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 11 710

About this Item

A rosewood and bone-inlaid prie-dieu, possibly Austro-Hungarian, 19th century

the moulded rectangular top inlaid with an oval cartouche decorated with a pair of dancing figures enclosed by geometric line borders, the front supported by turned columns, the backboard inlaid with a compass motif, the rectangular base raised on low block feet, inlaid throughout with bone stringing and foliate cartouches, restorations, replacements, some loss, 92cm high, 71,5cm wide, 35,5cm deep


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