Strauss & co - 7 March 2011, Cape Town

29 35 AWilliam IV rosewood davenport the rectangular sliding top with three-quarter brass gallery, with a hinged gilt- tooled green leather writing surface enclosing a pair of faux drawers, the sides fitted with real and opposing dummy drawers and a stationery drawer, on a plinth base, 88cm high, 50,5cmwide, 50cm deep R15 000– 20 000 36 A mid Victorian walnut davenport, C Hindley & Sons, London the swivel sliding hinged desk top with later three-quarter pierced gallery and leather writing surface, the interior fitted with three real and three dummy drawers, the front and reverse with pull-out slides, the side with a pen compartment above four graduated drawers, on a plinth base with brass castors, top drawer stamped C Hindley & Sons, 134 Oxford St, London, and the numerals 3254, 87cm high, 48cmwide, 46,5cm deep R20 000– 30 000 Charles A Hindley, Upholsterers and Furniture Dealers, of 31 Berners Street were established in 1773. They were initially carpet, rug and floor manufacturers. However, in 1844 they bought out Miles & Edwards, moving into their Oxford Street premises. Furniture marked with C Hindley & Sons, 134 Oxford Street can therefore be dated as post 1844. The firm operated until 1892. 35 36 36