D.S. Vorster
D.S. Vorster kiaat coffee table, South Africa, mid-20th century
Session One
About the SessionFrom early Cape furniture to mid-century classics and contemporary pieces, this selection of furniture, ceramics, glass and bronzes, traces a journey through more than two hundred years of South African design.
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 027
Location
Cape Town
Delivery
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About this Item
South Africa 1950s-1970s
D.S. Vorster kiaat coffee table, South Africa, mid-20th century
the rectangular slatted top above square-section leg supports joined by an H-shaped stretcher
height: 44cm; width: 158cm; depth: 59cm
Notes
The simplicity of this table reflects the understated functional aesthetic of South African modernist furniture of the period.
D.S Vorster produced practical, well constructed pieces utilising indigenous timbers such as kiaat prized for its durability.
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