Cape rosewood and teak gueridon, 18th century
Evening Sale
LOT 192
Cape rosewood and teak gueridon, 18th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 13 214
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape rosewood and teak gueridon, 18th century
the moulded circular tray top above a barley-twist and ring-turned column, raised on a moulded circular base with three turned bun feet
height: 125cm
Notes
Teak and rosewood are not indigenous woods and arrived at the Cape via the VOC trade routes to Asia. These woods are found in early Cape furniture and predate the dominance of stinkwood and yellowwood.
*This lot is not suitable for export.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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