Strauss & co - 22 October 2012, Cape Town

92 A Bermuda cedar Boer War prisoner of war walking stick, 1902 the handle carved with the inscription ‘Made by HJ Botha, POW, 1902’, the hoof- shaped terminal applied with a bone horseshoe; and another, similar, carved with ‘D. Grobler POW 1902’ (2) R8 000 – 10 000 Thistle Gallery, Bermuda, 23 May 2003 93 A Bermuda cedar Boer War prisoner of war walking stick, 1902-1903 carved with the inscription ‘J. Burger POW Bermuda 1902’, the handle in the form of a dog’s head; and another, carved with the inscription ‘Bermuda POW 1903’, the handle in the form of a hornbill (2) R12 000 – 16 000 Thistle Gallery, Bermuda, 23 May 2003 94 A horn and fruitwood walking stick the shaft carved with a snake, damaged, collar lacking; and a shooting stick, Mills Munitions, Birmingham, model number 8098 (2) R2 000 – 3 000 95 Six African walking sticks variously carved (6) R1 000 – 1 500 96 A Dutch Land Tenure document issued by the VOC, dated 9 August 1732 signed by Hendrik Swellengrebel, the first Cape born Governor of the Cape (1739-1751) and other council members of the Company, with the VOC seal, 32 by 41cm R4 000 – 6 000 91 93 92 94 97 A Melayer runner, West Persia, modern condition: ends reduced, breaches, wear, faded, sides fraying, 323 by 104cm R1 000 – 1 500 98 A Belouch prayer rug, East Persia, circa 1930 condition: corners damaged, faded, 148 by 91cm R1 500 – 2 000 99 - 108 No Lots 29