Strauss & co - 22 October 2012, Cape Town

402 A Dutch Colonial hardwood Bible desk-on-stand, 19th century the hinged slope-front with bookrest enclosing six drawers, the stand with frieze drawer, on ring-turned baluster legs joined by an X-shaped stretcher, on bun feet, 98cm high, 89cmwide, 66cm deep R15 000 – 20 000 403 A Cape stinkwood side chair, early 19th century the reeded toprail with small gable cresting, conforming midrails, riempie seat, on square-section legs joined by an H-stretcher; and another, with plain top- and midrails united by four splats, riempie seat, on tapering square- section legs joined by an H-stretcher (2) R5 000 – 7 000 LITERATURE Michael Baraitser & Anton Obholzer, Cape Antique Furniture, Struik, Cape Town, 2004, page 66, illustration 278, where the first chair is illustrated 404 A Cape stinkwood Neo- classical side chair, 19th century with notched toprail above three splats, caned seat, on square-section tapering legs joined by an H-stretcher; and another, with later reeded toprail, square-section tapering legs joined by stretchers, restorations (2) R3 000 – 5 000 405 A Cape stinkwood and teak Neo- classical side chair, early 19th century with moulded curved toprail above five splats, the uprights carved with ribbons, caned seat, on reeded tapering square- section legs and block feet joined by stretchers; and a stinkwood example, with reeded and notched toprail above a pierced splat, reeded uprights, caned seat, on tapering square-section stop-fluted legs (2) R8 000 – 10 000 406 A stinkwood tub chair, early 20th century caned back and serpentine seat, on cabriole legs R1 200 – 1 500 402 116