Cape Town, 11 October 2011

56 80 A satinwood commode, possibly Dutch, 18th century the moulded top with outset corners above four graduated long drawers, panelled sides, the front with canted sides carved with shells and foliage, on cabriole legs and scroll feet headed by double flowerheads, fitted with Cape silver escutcheon plates and handles, maker’s mark unknown, 96cm high, 106,5cmwide, 61cm deep R70 000 – 90 000 LITERATURE Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Balkema, Cape Town, 1976, p158, illustration 176