Strauss & co - 8 - 11 November 2020

293 A Cape stinkwood, satinwood and silver- mounted armoire, 18th century the moulded gable with double- leaf cresting centred by a carved flowerhead, above a pair of panelled doors enclosing four shelves and two drawers, the canted front sides inlaid with diamond motifs, panelled sides, the lower half with three long graduated drawers, on acanthus- leaf and scroll feet, the silver mounts apparently unmarked, in the style of Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, 270cm high, 181cmwide, 83cm deep R600 000 - 800 000 PROVENANCE Formerly the property of Punch and Cynthia Barlow, Vergelegen, Somerset West. LITERATURE Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer. (1987) Town Furniture of the Cape , Cape Town: Struik. Illustrated on pages 71 and 73, numbers 246, 247 and 257. Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer. (2004) Cape Antique Furniture , Cape Town: Struik. Illustrated on page 258, number 1100. 100