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

277 A French kingwood Vernis Martin gilt-metal-mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century the serpentine-shaped pediment above a conforming glazed door and sides enclosing a pair of glass shelves and a velvet-lined interior, the lower half with Vernis Martin panels painted with figures in 18th century attire before wooded landscapes, on outswept legs with gilt-metal sabots, the back stamped ‘3872’, 179cm high, 123cmwide, 52cm deep R20 000 - 30 000 278 A French kingwood, gilt-metal- mounted and marble-topped meuble d’appui, late 19th century the stepped marble top above a waisted bombé body, with heart-shaped door set with a Vernis Martin panel enclosing a silk-lined interior and a shelf, raised on outswept feet with foliate mounts, 111cm high, 50,5cmwide, 30cm deep R8 000 - 10 000 279 A French kingwood-veneered and gilt-metal-mounted occasional table, late 19th century the radiating-veneered circular top with canted corners, above a shaped frieze, raised on leaf-headed restrained cabriole legs with sabot mounts, on scroll feet, restorations, 75cm high, 60cm diameter R5 000 - 7 000 280 A Louis XVI style marble-topped, kingwood and gilt-metal- mounted occasional table, late 19th/early 20th century the shaped top inset with a grey-veined marble top above a frieze applied with foliate mounts, on cabriole legs with foliate sabots, united by a wavy stretcher and circular platform surmounted by a rope-twist basket frame, minor losses, 76cm high, 80cm diameter R6 000 - 8 000 277 278 279 280 66