Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

1 A Cape stinkwood Tulbagh side chair, first half 18th century with wave-shaped toprail above a pair of curved splats and conforming bottom rail, riempie seat, on square-section legs joined by a moulded box-stretcher R20 000 – 25 000 NOTES cf. Fehr, William. (1973) Treasures at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, Board of Trustees William Fehr Collection. The companion chair is illustrated on the left on page 113, plate number 178. 2 A Cape Baroque ebonised hardwood sidechair, first quarter 18th century with wave-shaped top-rail above a pair of moulded splats and conforming bottom- rail, ring-turned side supports headed by turned finials, caned seat, on turned baluster legs joined by box-stretchers, on turned feet R40 000 – 60 000 NOTES cf. Baraitser, Michael and Obholzer, Anton. (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape, Cape Town: C. Struik Publishers. A similar example is illustrated on page 168. cf. Baraitser, Michael and Obholzer, Anton. (2004) Cape Antique Furniture, Cape Town: Struik. A similar example is illustrated on page 34. cf. Viljoen, Deon and others. (2002) Domestic Interiors at the Cape and Batavia 1602-1795, Zwolle: Waanders Publishing and Den Haag: Gemeentemuseum. A similar armchair is illustrated on page 185. 1 2 THE DR JOHAN BOLT CAPE COLLECTION | LOTS 1-96 16