Cape yellowwood and stinkwood inlaid cabinet-on-stand, South Africa,19th century
Session One
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LOT 513
Cape yellowwood and stinkwood inlaid cabinet-on-stand, South Africa,19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
About this Item
Cape yellowwood and stinkwood inlaid cabinet-on-stand, South Africa,19th century
the moulded and outswept pediment above a pair of glazed panelled doors enclosing four shelves separated by an inlaid closing strip, two short frieze drawers below fitted with later brass escutcheons, raised on cabriole legs terminating in ball-and-claw feet, joined by an cross-stretcher centred by an oval cartouche.
height: 204cm; width: 125cm; depth: 55cm
Provenance
Property of the Estate Late Mrs J Bernadt
Notes
This cabinet has a combination of characteristics from more than one Cape style period. The straight lines and form of the upper section are distinctly Neo-classical whereas the undercarriage with it's cross-stretcher and curved cabriole legs represents the Baroque period.
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