A pair of Transvaal armchairs, 19th century
Cape Interiors: Furniture, Metalware, Silver & Glass
About the SessionThis 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.
About this Item
A pair of Transvaal armchairs, 19th century
each with wave-shaped top-rail above a pierced central splat flanked on either side by vertical splats, riempie seat, joined by three-quarter side stretchers
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Notes
Furniture made in the north of the country was generally more robust in appearance and the proportions less elegant.
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