Strauss & co - 12 October 2015, Cape Town

310 A West Coast cedarwood and stinkwood inlaid cupboard, 19th century with outset moulded top above a pair of cushion panelled doors inlaid with a star motif, the closing strip with chequerboard inlay, panelled sides, enclosing two shelves and a pair of drawers, with a long drawer below inlaid with the initials ‘J’ and ‘N’within a chequerboard border, on bracket feet, 190cm high, 126,5cmwide, 58cm deep R150 000–200 000 LITERATURE Michael Baraitser & Anton Obholzer. (2004) Cape Antique Furniture , Cape Town: Struik. Page 314, illustration number 1322. cf. Another example is illustrated on page 312, number 1314. The initials J and N within the chequerboard border pertain to the original owner, Jan Harmse Niewoudt, Clanwilliam. As there are numerous members of the family who bore these Christian names the most likely original owner was the Jan Harmse baptised in 1793. PROPERTY FROM THE RODWELL HOUSE COLLECTION | LOTS 310-319 124