Two Cape stinkwood and caned tub chairs, 18th century
Evening Sale
LOT 219
Two Cape stinkwood and caned tub chairs, 18th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 33 635
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Two Cape stinkwood and caned tub chairs, 18th century
each with caned back within a shaped frame, down-swept open arms, caned seat with serpentine-shaped skirt, raised on cabriole legs terminating in pointed pad feet
(2)
chair 1: height: 80cm; width:57cm; depth: 47cm; chair 2: height: 75cm; width: 60cm; depth: 73cm
Notes
This chair has its origins in the French confessional chair popular in the Louis XV period. The S-shaped curves, shield-shaped seat, shaped apron, slender cabriole legs and slipper feet of these tub or barrel chairs correspond with the characteristics of Rococo furniture.
The caned seat at the Cape was associated with town or patrician furniture while their country counterparts used riempies.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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