Cape yellowwood kist, South Africa, 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.
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Cape Town
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Cape yellowwood kist, South Africa, 19th century
the hinged rectangular top enclosing a vacant interior, above tapering sides, the front fitted with iron strap hinges with central hasp, carrying handles to the front and reverse, raised on later feet
height: 46cm; width: 105,5cm; depth: 45,5cm
Notes
Traditionally used for storage and transportation of domestic goods, the kist was one of the most functional and enduring forms of Cape furniture.
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