Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

137 A carved oak marriage kist, possibly South German 18th/19th century the domed cover with carrying handle and knob, carved with artichokes, grapes and scrolls, the front carved with a pair of figures supporting a foliate shield, the sides similarly carved, the interior with later detachable tray, the inner domed cover fitted with engraved steel clasps, on later block feet, 40cm high, 60cmwide, 38cm deep R6 000–9 000 138 A Colonial satinwood and coromandel brass-mounted deeds box, late 18th/early 19th century the hinged moulded top applied with brass bosses and pierced escutcheons and key-plate, the front with fitted drawer, the sides with brass carrying handles, 15,5cm high, 58cmwide, 37cm deep R8 000–12 000 139 A Colonial teak and brass- mounted deeds box, 19th century the moulded rectangular top applied with stylised brass leaves and bosses, the sides with brass carrying handles, brass corners and bosses, lock-plate missing, hinges later, 16cm high, 36cmwide, 26cm deep R6 000–8 000 137 138 139 PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE LATE MRS LISELOTTE HARDEBECK LOTS 86-142 60