Strauss & co - 16 October 2017, Cape Town

117 325 A Cape rococo stinkwood armoire, 18th century the cornice moulded with sprays of foliage above a pair of panelled doors enclosing three shelves and three drawers, with panelled sides, the lower bombé half with a pair of drawers and a pair of graduated long drawers, with elaborately carved apron and feet, 266cm high, 210,5cmwide, 75cm deep R –  This patrician Cape stinkwood armoire is pure in its interpretation of the Dutch Rococo period. It distinguishes its self from its Dutch counterpart by the sheer scale and the use of indigenous timber; however the skill of the carving is comparable to any Dutch armoire of the late 18th century and represents the finest work of the Cape cabinet-maker.