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Solid Yellowwood cupboard with
stinkwood inlays.
The carpenter's handiwork is evident in the hand carvings.
Oregon Pine cupboard in our
entrance hall.
above: a change in style with later works.
click on the pictures for larger versions
Original sketch bought from South
African artist Hargreaves Ntukwana who I met in 1975 when he was in the
early days of a successful career. First picture as can be seen, is taken with
flash setting on, and the second is the same picture in dim passage light
without flash.
Satin - and Rosewood Dresser.
Yellowwood and Oregon Pine
Corner cupboard.
Inside, some unusual delft pieces collected over many years.
Totally original "wakis"
(wagon-kist) resting on a sub-structure to provide suspension in the days of the
ox-wagons. All in yellowwood and oregon pine.
(This is a treasure)
The lowly kitchen table, of
witelshout. (White stinkwood) with turned stinkwood legs (ssssssh...its the best
room in the house.)
Our dining-room, complete with
specially commissioned painting of Paul Kruger.
artist: Larna Anderson
Thats it folks - there's heaps more to come...(as soon as I get it back we'll put some pictures up)
