Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

271 A French tortoiseshell brass-inlaid ebonised and gilt-metal mounted casket, mid 19th century the hinged rectangular stepped cover set with a panel inlaid with masks, birds and foliage, enclosing a later velvet-lined interior, raised on acanthus-headed paw feet, the sides with lion-masks, tortoiseshell and brass inlay loss, restorations, lacking key, 11,5cm high, 30,5cmwide, 23cm deep R5 000–7 000 * This lot is not suitable for export. 272 An Italian walnut, burr-walnut and fruitwood marquetry bureau, Mazarin, 19th century in early 18th century style, the hinged rectangular top enclosing a sliding writing- surface with small and secret drawers, the frieze with a faux and real drawer flanked by eight small drawers, with hinged compartment below, raised on eight square tapering legs joined by two linked stretchers, on bun feet, 88cm high, 100,5cm wide, 59cm deep R30 000–40 000 271 272 111