Two Cape stinkwood and caned tub chairs, late 19th century
Day Sale
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 409
Location
Cape Town
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Two Cape stinkwood and caned tub chairs, late 19th 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 ball-and-claw feet
(2)
Chair 1: height: 78cm; width: 58cm; depth: 44cm; Chair 2: height: 78cm; width: 63cm; depth: 44cm
Notes
The ball-and-claw feet on these tub chairs would point to later reproductions showing English design influence. Earlier eighteenth century examples would have had slipper or block feet.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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