Harcroft House Sale

Live Auction, 18 November 2019

Session Three

Sold for

ZAR 12 518
Lot 463
  • A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century
  • A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century
  • A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century
  • A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century
  • A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century
  • A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century
  • A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century
  • A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 12 518
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

A French ebonised, ormolu-mounted, ivory and mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinet, 19th century
the serpentine-shaped grey-veined marble top above a frieze inlaid with mother-of-pearl scrolling foliage, a panelled door below centred by an ivory flower-filled jardinière enclosed by scrolling foliage, enclosing a pair of shaped shelves, shaped sides with rounded canted corners mounted with trailing ribbon and flowerheads, shaped apron centred by a coquillage, on cabriole legs headed by Bacchanalian masks, on paw feet, minor losses and cracking,115cm high, 118cm wide, 115cm deep

*This lot is not suitable for export



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