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

370 A Cape Neo-Classical stinkwood split-splat side chair the stepped top-rail above a pierced lattice splat, later drop-in caned seat, with conforming apron, on tapering fluted legs joined by an H-stretcher R4 000 - 6 000 LITERATURE Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer (2004) Cape Antique Furniture , Struik Publishers, Cape Town, illustrated on page 63, fig. 266. 371 A Cape stinkwood and witels wakis, 19th century the moulded rectangular hinged top applied with a brace, the tapering sides applied with iron carrying- handles, traces of paint, 48cm high, 95cmwide, 55,5cm deep R12 000 - 15 000 372 A Cape stinkwood and yellowwood inlaid writing slope, 19th century the rectangular top inlaid with two geometric panels, the hinged fall- front similarly inlaid and enclosing four drawers above an open compartment, the front and sides similarly inlaid, on a moulded base, restorations, 20cm high, 53cmwide, 40cm deep R15 000 - 20 000 373 A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901 rectangular, the hinged top with inlaid corners and an ebonised plaque inscribed ‘HSM. MARAIS BOERE KAMP CEYLON’flanked by a pair of hearts, the front and sides applied with strapwork, raised on a plinth base, lacking lock, 14cm high, 23,4cmwide, 15cm deep R15 000 - 20 000 370 371 372 373 95