Strauss & co - 17 March 2014, Cape Town

87 249 A Cape Transitional stinkwood and yellowwood cabinet-on-stand, late 18th century the moulded architectural cornice above a star-inlaid panel, a pair of double panelled doors below, each panel with a star-inlay, enclosing two shelves and two short drawers, the moulded stand with a pair of frieze drawers, raised on square-section tapering legs joined by a wavy cross- stretcher, on block feet, 221cm high, 138cmwide, 69cm deep R300 000–350 000 LITERATURE Baraitser, Michael, and Obholzer, Anton. (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape , Cape Town: Struik. A similar example is illustrated on page 58, numbers 175, 176 and 177. NOTES cf. A similar example sold by Stephan Welz & Co. in Association with Sotheby’s, Cape Town, The Collection of Dr Gavin Watkins, 29th January 1998, lot 364 FROM THE DR GAVIN WATKINS COLLECTION OF CAPE FURNITURE PART II | LOTS 249-257