The 7 Chairs
Beauty from natural sources
Boekenhout is an indigenous Cape Beech tree greatly prized for making fine furniture. Our Boekenhoutskloof label features seven chairs — amongst them the country-style split splat chair made in the neo-classical style with a shouldered top rail and thonged seat from the late 18th century.
Then there’s the Sandveld chair, with two back rails and a thonged seat, which made its appearance in the second quarter of the 19th century. The transitional Tulbagh chair was made in the late 18th century; it has a plain back and a shaped top rail with a half-round opening.
The chairs on our wine label all pay tribute to the skills of the 18th-century craftsmen and their achievements in creating beauty from natural sources, just like the pursuit of fine winemaking.
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Semillon
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