Strauss & co - 6 March 2017, Cape Town

126 329 A stinkwood, rosewood and satinwood cabinet-on-stand, late 18th/early 19th century the outset cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing three shelves, in sizes, and three drawers, panelled sides above a frieze drawer, the stand on hexagonal legs joined by a later X-shaped stretcher centred by an oval plaque inlaid with a bone and ebony compass, on ball feet, restorations and alterations, 212cm high, 172,5cmwide, 63,5cm deep R –  PROVENANCE Mrs Kotie Roodt-Coetzee, Director, National Cultural History Museum (1965-1978) 330 A Cape stinkwood neoclassical side chair, early 19th century with arched top rail above a pierced splat, caned seat, on tapering square- section legs joined by an H-shaped stretcher R –  PROVENANCE The Hans Fransen Collection LITERATURE cf: Hans Fransen. (1970) die kaapse stoel , Observatory: Stellenbosch Museum. A similar example is illustrated and discussed on page 64. 329