Strauss & co - 17 March 2014, Cape Town

24 29 A French boulle mantle clock, late 19th/early 20th century 9,5cm brass dial with enamel cartouche Roman numerals, blued steel hands, the associated A D Mougin bell-striking movement with sun-mask pendulum, the waisted case veneered with red ‘shell inlaid with brass, outlined with gilt-brass rococo leaf and shell mounts and surmounted by an urn, with glazed door, on scroll feet, retailer’s initials A &N, not inworking order, 34cmhigh R3 000–4 000 30 A Dutch mahogany and inlaid corner cupboard, 19th century with faux frieze drawer above a tambour door, on tapering fluted legs and square feet, 82cm high, 72cmwide, 46cm deep R6 000–8 000 31 A mahogany and inlaid knife box, 19th century urn-shaped, with domed top and acorn finial, the twelve-sided box enclosing five tiers, on a turned column with spreading socle, the octagonal shaped base with four brass feet, 63cm high R9 000–12 000 32 A pair of brass andirons, 19th century each baluster columnar support with a ribbed ball, on paw and ball feet, 82cm high ; and a brass three-fold fire-screen, with leaf-and-berry carrying handle, the sides with pine-cone finials, 71cm high (3) R6 000–8 000 PROPERTY OF THE RB STUTTAFORD WILL TRUST & THE ESTATE LATE MRS DE STUTTAFORD-BURTON | LOTS 1-34 30 33 An ebonised porcelain- and brass-mounted cabinet-on- stand, late 19th century the rectangular top above a pair of cupboard doors enclosing four drawers, the sides with carrying handles, the stand with frieze drawer, on twist-turned legs joined by an X-shaped stretcher, with bun feet, 113cm high, 53cmwide, 36,5cm deep R12 000–15 000 33 31