Harcroft House Sale

Live Auction, 18 November 2019

Session Two

Sold for

ZAR 31 864
Lot 195
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
  • A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 31 864
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century the shaped wavy pediment surmounted by a pierced acanthus-leaf cresting above a frieze headed by a pair of female terms, the conforming glazed door below with a Vernis Martin panel decorated with a courting couple in a landscape, enclosing two later shaped glass shelves and a fabric-lined shelf, mirrored back, the glazed sides decorated with putti, on restrained cabriole legs mounted with gilt-metal sabots, the central panel signed Hameau, fitted for electricity, 206cm high, 132cm wide, 45cm deep


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