Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

17 18 17 A Cape stinkwood, amboyna, ebony and yellowwood document box, 18th century the rectangular hinged top inlaid with a compass motif enclosed by a rectangular border, with canted corners, the outer corners with shell motifs, the front and sides with conforming decoration and brass carrying-handles, the interior fitted with a compartment, 16cm high, 58cmwide, 43,5cm deep R20 000 – 30 000 18 A Cape stinkwood tea caddy, early 19th century the hinged, moulded two-plank top enclosing a pair of covered compartments and central well, raised on a plinth base with bracket feet, 20cm high, 39cmwide, 18,5cm deep R6 000 – 8 000 PROVENANCE Sold: Stephan Welz & Co. in association with Sotheby’s, Important Cape Furniture from the collection of Dr. Gavin Watkins, Cape Town, 29 January 1998, lot 396 19 A Chinese blue and white Nanking shell-shaped dish, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century the centre with a shaped medallion painted with pavilions and sampans before a riverscape, 26,5cm diameter R2 000 – 3 000 20 Two Chinese blue and white Nanking plate warmers, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century octagonal, each painted with sampans, pavilions and a bridge within a riverscape setting, one with hairline crack and chip to handle, 26cm wide (2) R2 500 – 3 000 21 A Chinese blue and white Nanking dish, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century octagonal, painted with pavilions, a bridge and sampans in a riverscape, 40cmwide R5 000 – 7 000 22 A Chinese blue and white Nanking dish, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century octagonal, painted with pavilions, a tree and a rocky outcrop, a sampan and a bridge in the foreground, 39,5cmwide R5 000 – 7 000 23 Two Chinese blue and white Nanking dishes, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century octagonal, each painted with pavilions and outbuildings before a riverscape, with sampans and a bridge, within diaper borders, the larger 32cmwide (2) R6 000 – 8 000 24 A Chinese blue and white Nanking dish, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century painted with pavilions before rocky outcrops, sampans and a bridge, 46,5cmwide R6 000 – 8 000 THE DR JOHAN BOLT CAPE COLLECTION | LOTS 1-96 26