Cape stinkwood and caned daybed, 19th century
Evening Sale
LOT 201
Cape stinkwood and caned daybed, 19th century
Cape stinkwood and caned daybed, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 58 862
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape stinkwood and caned daybed, 19th century
the rectangular caned seat with outscrolled end supports, raised on eight square-section tapering legs with shaped spandrel brackets
height: 80cm; width: 232cm; depth: 63cm
Notes
Daybeds are unusual pieces of Cape furniture as most were imported from other colonies, such as Ceylon.
Combining local materials with Anglo-Indian furniture traditions, this elegant Cape daybed reflects the cross-cultural design vocabulary that developed in the colonies.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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