A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
Interiors: Art, Furniture and Decorative Arts
About this Item
A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
the moulded gable with double-leaf cresting centred by a carved flowerhead, above a pair of panelled doors enclosing four shelves and two drawers, the canted front sides inlaid with diamond motifs, panelled sides, the lower half with three long graduated drawers, on acanthus-leaf and scroll feet, the silver mounts apparently unmarked, in the style of Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, 270cm high, 181cm wide, 83cm deep
Provenance
Formerly the property of Punch and Cynthia Barlow, Vergelegen, Somerset West.
Literature
Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer. (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape, Cape Town: Struik. Illustrated on pages 71 and 73, numbers 246, 247 and 257.
Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer. (2004) Cape Antique Furniture, Cape Town: Struik. Illustrated on page 258, number 1100.
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