Large Cape teak and metal-bound balie with cover, 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.
LOT 528
Large Cape teak and metal-bound balie with cover, South Africa, 19th century
Large Cape teak and metal-bound balie with cover, South Africa, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
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Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 856
About this Item
Large Cape teak and metal-bound balie with cover, South Africa, 19th century
the oval tapering sides incorporating a pair of lug handles, the cover surmounted with shaped wooden mounts.
height: 44cm over handles; width: 60cm; depth: 49cm
Notes
Large teak balies with lids were used in the household for meat pickling and were called 'vleisbalies or 'pekelbalies'.
Before refrigeration, meat was preserved by salting or pickling in brine which kept provisions through winter and periods of scarcity.
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