Strauss & co - 7 October 2019, Cape Town

112 421 An Italian Renaissance style carved walnut cassone, 18th century and later the rectangular moulded hinged top with egg- and-dart border, enclosing a glove compartment, the panelled front carved with a crest and crown surrounded by scrolling foliage flanked by a pair of caryatids, panelled sides, on a moulded plinth base, on plinth feet with later brackets, restorations, cracks, losses, 52,5cm high, 163cmwide, 52,7cm deep R12 000 - 15 000 422 A pair of Italian walnut high-back armchairs, 18th/19th century each with a double splat centred by a rectangular tableau enclosed by scrolls interspersed with four fleurs-de-lys , heightened with a double border of stippled decoration, between stiles headed by scroll and acanthus-leaf terminals, the arm supports similarly carved, moulded solid seat, on square- section legs united by a conforming front stretcher, the sides joined by a three-quarter stretcher, restorations, losses (2) R18 000 - 24 000 423 A Dutch walnut and marquetry corner cupboard, 19th century in two parts , the moulded pediment centred by a later stylised wave keyblock above a pair of shaped glazed doors enclosing three later shelves and a pair of frieze drawers, with a brushing-slide below, canted corners, the lower section comprising a pair of panelled doors enclosing a shelf, on bracket feet, the whole inlaid with trailing flowerheads and foliage, the panels with flower-filled urns, repairs, restorations, 237cm high, 130cmwide, 62cm deep R40 000 - 50 000 PROVENANCE De Goede Hoop Estate, Noordhoek, Cape Town. 422 421 423