Cape teak display cabinet, South Africa, late 18th 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 512
Cape teak display cabinet, South Africa, late 18th century
Cape teak display cabinet, South Africa, late 18th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 40 988
About this Item
Cape teak display cabinet, South Africa, late 18th century
the gabled moulded cornice above a single astragal-glazed door enclosing two shelves, the lower section with a single arched panelled door enclosing a shelf, flanked by canted corners, raised on shaped bracket feet
height: 210cm; width: 93cm; depth: 48cm
Notes
Most glass cabinets at the Cape date from the early Baroque period.
These cupboards may have initially been used to store goods, but over time, as porcelain collections from the East became more prolific in households, there became a need for storage and display of china.
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