Pair of Cape stinkwood and yellowwood gueridons, 19th century
Evening Sale
LOT 191
Pair of Cape stinkwood and yellowwood gueridons, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 610
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About this Item
Pair of Cape stinkwood and yellowwood gueridons, 19th century
each with an octagonal tray top with raised rim, above a barley-twist and ring-turned column terminating in a central finial, raised on tripod cabriolet legs
(2)
height: 128cm
Notes
A gueridon is an occasional stand that originated in France, its purpose being to hold a candlestick or vase. Gueridons featured in Cape inventories as early as the 18th century.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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