Strauss & co - 13 October 2014, Cape Town

34 74 A pair of William and Mary walnut and caned chairs, late 17th/early 18th century each arched moulded caned splat flanked by ring-turned pillars headed by a carved foliate and bird top rail, later elm wood plank seat, conforming carved front stretcher on scroll feet joined by turned and block stretchers, restorations , with two red fabric seat cushions (2) R12 000–15 000 75 A set of six Queen Anne walnut and marquetry dining chairs, circa 1720 each curvilinear back carved with foliate cresting above a concaved vase-shaped splat inlaid with urns and foliage, drop- in seat, on square-section cabriole legs, square-shaped feet joined by stretchers, restorations (6) R60 000–80 000 PROVENANCE Purchased from Spink & Son, London, 1st June 1974. This set was exhibited as item number 4 in the ‘Spink 74 Exhibition’. The set originally consisted of eight chairs, one is in the Victoria & Albert Museum. Museum number W:40-1-1953. Gift of Mr Ronald A Lee through The Art Fund. 75 74