Strauss & co - 14 March 2016, Cape Town

180 An oak and walnut serving table, 17th/18th century the rectangular top above a pair of drawers carved with scrolling foliage, each side frieze carved with two flowerheads flanking a heart- shaped motif, on ring-turned baluster legs joined by stretchers, on bun feet, 78cm high, 184cmwide, 77cm deep R30 000–35 000 181 An Italian walnut and fruitwood prie dieux, 17th/18th century the moulded rectangular top above a carved frieze set with three drawers, the cupboard door carved with the initials ‘JHS’and enclosing a shelf, flanked by two male terms draped with acanthus leaves on a fluted column, the front with a hinged compartment above a panelled frieze, on later bracket feet, some damage, 86cm high, 68,5cmwide, 53cm deep R7 000–9 000 180 181 68