Strauss & co - 17 March 2014, Cape Town

96 267 A pair of Cape Regency stinkwood armchairs, first quarter 19th century each with curved reeded top rail above a pierced mid rail centred by a rondel, reeded downcurved arms on baluster supports, caned seat, on ring-turned tapering legs, restorations (2) R20 000–25 000 NOTES cf. Baraitser, Michael and Obholzer, Anton. (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape , Cape Town: Struik. A similar pair are illustrated on page 192, number 810 268 A set of six Cape Regency stinkwood and yellowwood inlaid dining chairs, first quarter 19th century including a pair of armchairs, each with plain top above a carved bow-tie mid rail, caned seat, on ring-turned legs (6) R35 000–40 000 269 An assembled set of ten Cape stinkwood ‘Kerkstoel’ chairs, early 19th century each with notched top rail above a pair of curved mid rails, caned seat, on ring-turned legs, each back seat-rail carved KERKSTOEL (10) R40 000–50 000 NOTES cf. Fransen, Hans. (1970) The Cape Chair , Stellenbosch University. A similar chair is illustrated on page 69, illustration 67 270 A Cape yellowwood and stinkwood peg-top gate-leg table, late 18th/early 19th century with rectangular top, square-section tapering legs joined by stretchers, on block feet, restorations, 71cm high, 126cm deep, 198cmwide open R80 000–100 000 267 268