Strauss & co - 18 March 2019, Cape Town

89 THE DR JOHAN BOLT COLLECTION OF CAPE FURNITURE LOTS 331–400 336 A pair of Cape stinkwood Queen Anne style side chairs, first half 18th century each with arched top-rail above a baluster- shaped splat supported on a wave-shaped mid-rail, caned seat, on square-section legs joined by stretchers (2) R  –   LITERATURE cf. Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer (2004) Cape Antique Furniture , Cape Town: Struik. A similar example is illustrated on page 46, number 171. cf. Matilda Burden (2013) Ou-Kaapse Meubels , Stellenbosch: SUN Media. A similar example is illustrated on page 99, number 229. 335 A pair of Cape rare and important Queen Anne style stinkwood side chairs, 1730–1760 each with triple-arched top-rail above a pair of vase-shaped splats, caned seat, on carved cabriole legs with pad feet joined by wavy H-shaped stretchers, restorations (2) R  –   EXHIBITED Gemeentesmuseum, Den Haag, 4 October 2002 to 9 February 2003. The Slave Lodge, Cape Town, September 2003 to February 2004. LITERATURE Matilda Burden (2013) Ou-Kaapse Meubels , Stellenbosch: SUN Media. Illustrated on page 96, number 220. Gemeentesmuseum Den Haag (2002) Domestic Interiors at the Cape and in Batavia 1602–1795 , Den Haag: Waanders. Illustrated on pages 194 and 195, number 56. Deon Viljoen and Piér Rabe (2001) Cape Furniture and Metalware , Cape Town: Deon Viljoen and Piér Rabe. Illustrated on pages 12 and 13, number 5. Each chair was purchased on a separate occasion and the pair reunited by Dr Bolt.