A Cape yellowwood and stinkwood inlaid side table, early 19th century

Cape Interiors: Furniture, Metalware, Silver & Glass
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This sale traces the heritage of South African design across centuries of creative expression highlighting diverse design objects through two sessions. Uniting the sessions is a celebration of the versatility of materials - metal, wood, glass, clay, fibre - and how artists and artisans have transformed them over time into works of wonder, rich in both tradition and innovation.

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  • A Cape yellowwood and stinkwood inlaid side table, early 19th century
  • A Cape yellowwood and stinkwood inlaid side table, early 19th century
  • A Cape yellowwood and stinkwood inlaid side table, early 19th century
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A Cape yellowwood and stinkwood inlaid side table, early 19th century
the rectangular three-plank top above a plain frieze incorporating a central short drawer, raised on tapering square-section legs inlaid with diamond motifs, 73cm high, 97cm wide, 60cm deep

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The discovery of the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum led to the revival of simplicity and classical form throughout Europe. This new style which replaced the frivolity and exuberance of the Rococo style with clean straight lines, was introduced to the Cape by French troops in the late 18th century.

This tapered-leg country table is plain but elegant and is a good example of Cape country Neo-classicism. It was during this period that the the use of inlay was introduced by the country craftsman.

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