A Cape stinkwood and fruitwood side chair, early 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.
LOT 5
A Cape stinkwood and fruitwood side chair, early 19th century
A Cape stinkwood and fruitwood side chair, early 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
About this Item
A Cape stinkwood and fruitwood side chair, early 19th century
the shaped top-rail with cresting gable above a pierced vertical splat, caned drop-in seat, on square-section tapering legs joined by an H-shaped stretcher
Notes
The split-splat chair had many variations determined by the number of slats in the panel of the back splat. The standard is four slats with three gaps, this example has five slats and four gaps.
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