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ZAR 58 862
Lot 201
  • Cape stinkwood and caned daybed, 19th century
  • Cape stinkwood and caned daybed, 19th century


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ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
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ZAR 58 862
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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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