Strauss & co - 13 October 2014, Cape Town

51 117 A Samson armorial tankard, Paris, 19th century cylindrical, painted in the Chinese palette with an armorial enclosed by enamel flowerheads within foliate and spearhead borders, gilt highlights, 12cm high R1 200–1 500 118 A singing nightingale automaton, 19th century the nightingale on a brass perch inside a birdcage with later carpeted base, the circular base moulded in relief with acanthus-leaf and c-scroll motifs, the mechanism with three settings, on three later feet, with carrying-handle, the bird with some distress, 51,5cm high R10 000–12 000 119 A pair of Italian walnut and marquetry comodini, in the manner of Maggiolini, 18th/19th century each with rectangular top above a cupboard enclosing a shelf, on square- section tapering legs, restorations, 78cm high, 55,5cmwide, 39cm deep (2) R60 000–70 000 118 119