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A: Slender turned baluster leg

Three distinctive variations of the leg denotes the three manifestations of the Baroque style at the Cape of Good Hope:
H-, Box- or shaped X-stretcher between legs
B: Square, formless leg
H or box stretcher
C: Queen Anne Cabriole leg
No Stretcher

A list of Cape Baroque characteristics:

• Symmetrical design in form and overlay
• Gabled pediments on cabinet
• Linen fold appears on drawers of cabinets
• Slender turned baluster leg
• Twist turned leg

H-, Box- or shaped X-stretcher between legs