Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Fine Wine

Live Virtual Auction, 8 - 11 November 2020

Interiors: Art, Furniture and Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 600 000
Lot 293
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century
  • A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver-mounted armoire, 18th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 600 000 - 800 000
Selling Price
ZAR 600 000

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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