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

366 A pair of Cape Van der Stel stinkwood side chairs, 19th century each with oval caned back within a carved leaf-and-shell-shaped frame, twist-turned side supports headed by vase-shaped finials, caned seat, on tapering baluster legs and block supports, on later ball feet, joined by a box-stretcher, minor losses, restorations (2) R30 000 - 40 000 PROVENANCE La Gratitude, 95 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch and thence by descent. LITERATURE cf. Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer (2004) Cape Antique Furniture , Struik Publishers, Cape Town, illustrated on page 28, fig. 57 showing a similar example from Groote Schuur. 367 A Cape stinkwood kist, 18th century the hinged rectangular top with brass bosses, the brass-bound sides applied with carrying handles, on later bracket feet, restorations, 71cm high, 168cmwide, 71cm deep R80 000 - 100 000 93