Cape Dutch Stinkwood Brass Chest, 1860
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- Provenance - A term used to describe the provable history of an antique or work of art, and thus an additional aid to verifying its authenticity. Provenance can have an inflating effect on the price of an item, particularly if the provenance relates to the early settlement of Australia, a famous person, or royalty. Less significant are previous sales of the item through an auction house or dealer.
- Stinkwood - A common name given to the timber from the Black Stinkwood tree that is native to the high forests of South Africa. Because of the depletion of the species due to the use of its timber for furniture manufacture and its bark in traditional medicines, the tree is now protected, and the timber no longer available.
The name comes from the unpleasant odour that is emitted when the tree has just been felled.
The wood was much sought by cabinet makers and is dark walnut or reddish brown to black with a yellow sap-wood, and the grain is extremely fine, close, dense and smooth.
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