Strauss & co - 15 October 2018, Cape Town

108 289 A Cape yellowwood, stinkwood, teak and rooiels two-part rusbank, 18th century with wave-shaped top-rail above vase-shaped splats and plain mid-rail, riempie seat, above a conforming wave-shaped apron, on square- section tapering legs joined by stretchers, restorations, 228,5cm long R –  LITERATURE cf. Deon Viljoen and Piér Rabe (2001). Cape Furniture and Metalware , Cape Town exhibition catalogue, page 19, a similar example is illustrated on page 18. 290 A Cape cedarwood kist, 19th century the hinged rectangular two-plank top enclosing a two-part division, on a moulded plinth with bracket feet, 71cm high, 105cmwide, 65cm deep R –  289 290