Cape stinkwood Neo-classical side chair, South Africa, early 19th 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 519
Cape stinkwood Neo-classical side chair, South Africa, early 19th century
Cape stinkwood Neo-classical side chair, South Africa, early 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 027
About this Item
Cape stinkwood Neo-classical side chair, South Africa, early 19th century
the shaped top-rail centred by cresting gable above a pierced vertical splat, caned drop-in seat, on square-section tapering legs joined by an H-shaped stretcher
height: 90cm; width: 49cm; depth: 42cm
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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