Strauss & co - 15 October 2018, Cape Town

68 181 A George III mahogany campaign dressing table the hinged rectangular twin-flap top enclosing a leather-lined writing surface with rachet support and a metamorphic secret compartment fitted with six small drawers and five open compartments, the side flaps with hinged compartments above a frieze drawer enclosing divisions and open compartments, the sides with brass carrying-handles, on square- section legs joined by a shaped platform stretcher, on brass cappings and castors, 75cm high, 131cmwide open, 53cm deep R –  182 A set of eight George III mahogany dining chairs including a pair of carvers, each with reeded top-rail, double scroll mid-rail carved with a rondel, drop-in seat, with reeded front rail, on sabre legs joined by a turned X-shaped stretcher (8) R –  Purchased from Adams, Johannesburg, 8th December 1951 181 182