Cape yellowwood and stinkwood voetstofie, 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 531
Cape yellowwood and stinkwood voetstofie, South Africa, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 2 000 - 2 500
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 2 643
About this Item
Cape yellowwood and stinkwood voetstofie, South Africa, 19th century
the square pierced chamfered top above an aperture, on a conforming base
height: 20cm; width: 23,5cm; depth: 23cm
Notes
Most early Cape houses had no fireplace except in the kitchen, the only way of keeping warm in the other rooms of the house was to sit with one's feet resting on a footwarmer.
A pan or tessie filled with hot coals was inserted into the box and the hot air rose through the perforated top.
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