Strauss & co - 10 - 11 May 2020, Cape Town

102 THE LATE LADY INA OPPENHEIMER BLUE BIRD FARM COLLECTION LOTS 382–399 398 A forged iron fire grate by Kurt Jobst in two parts , the rectangular openwork fire basket with scroll side handles, raised on a pair of cobra andirons, 58cm high, 104cmwide, 63cm deep ; and an associated poker (2) R15 000 - 20 000 PROVENANCE This piece was commissioned for the Blue Bird farm. LITERATURE Gerrit Bakker (1979) Kurt Jobst, Goldsmith & silversmith, Art metal worker , Gerrit Bakker Publishers, Johannesburg, illustrated on page 36. 399 A Baktiari carpet, West Persia, circa 1930 condition: breaches, areas of loss, edges with moth damage, 464cmwide, 720cm long R60 000 - 80 000 398 399