The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Cape Silver Collection

Timed Online Auction, 14 June - 9 July 2025

The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Collection
About the Session

This auction features the notable private Cape silver collection of Mary Eleanor Hibbert assembled over many decades and featuring rare pieces, including a double beaker, alms dish, sugar bowls, snuff boxes and 18ct gold clasps from the golden age of Cape silversmithing. Master silversmiths included in this collection are Willem Godfried Lotter, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, Johannes Casparus Lotter, Johan Hendrik Vos and Jan Lotter.

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Found 38 lots in session 1

The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Collection
(Lots 1 → 40)
A Cape silver table snuff box, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
 
Bid13
A Cape silver table snuff box, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Starting at ZAR 8 000
 
A Cape silver two-handled sugar basin, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
 
Bid14
A Cape silver two-handled sugar basin, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
ZAR 100 000 - 120 000
Starting at ZAR 90 000
 
A Cape silver fiddle pattern soup ladle, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
 
Bid15
A Cape silver fiddle pattern soup ladle, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Starting at ZAR 6 000
 
A Cape silver snuff box, Willem Lotter, c.1770-1810
 
Bid16
A Cape silver snuff box, Willem Lotter, c.1770-1810
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Starting at ZAR 5 000
 
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Daniel Hockly, c.1787-1835
 
Bid17
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Daniel Hockly, c.1787-1835
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Starting at ZAR 10 800
 
A Cape silver sugar basket, unknown maker HNS, 18th century
 
Bid18
A Cape silver sugar basket, unknown maker HNS, 18th century
ZAR 250 000 - 300 000
Starting at ZAR 225 000
 
A Cape silver covered jug, Gerhardus Lotter, c.1810-1824
 
Bid19
A Cape silver covered jug, Gerhardus Lotter, c.1810-1824
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Starting at ZAR 45 000
 
A Cape silver two-handled sugar bowl, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
 
Bid20
A Cape silver two-handled sugar bowl, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Starting at ZAR 36 000
 
A Cape silver teapot stand, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
 
Bid21
A Cape silver teapot stand, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
ZAR 10 000 - 12 000
Starting at ZAR 9 000
 
A Cape silver teapot, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
 
Bid22
A Cape silver teapot, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
Starting at ZAR 72 000
 
A Cape silver beaker, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
 
Bid23
A Cape silver beaker, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Starting at ZAR 18 000
 
A Cape silver comb, Johannes Combrink, c.1814-1853
 
Bid25
A Cape silver comb, Johannes Combrink, c.1814-1853
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Starting at ZAR 5 000