The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Cape Silver Collection

Live Virtual Auction, 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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The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Collection

Found 38 lots in session 1

Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
A Cape silver table snuff box, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
A Cape silver table snuff box, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Sold for ZAR 18 760
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver two-handled sugar basin, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
A Cape silver two-handled sugar basin, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
ZAR 100 000 - 120 000
Sold for ZAR 111 388
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver fiddle pattern soup ladle, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
A Cape silver fiddle pattern soup ladle, Willem Godfried Lotter, c.1770-1810
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver snuff box, Willem Lotter, c.1770-1810
A Cape silver snuff box, Willem Lotter, c.1770-1810
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Daniel Hockly, c.1787-1835
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Daniel Hockly, c.1787-1835
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Sold for ZAR 22 278
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver sugar basket, unknown maker HNS, 18th century
A Cape silver sugar basket, unknown maker HNS, 18th century
ZAR 250 000 - 300 000
Sold for ZAR 257 950
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver covered jug, Gerhardus Lotter, c.1810-1824
A Cape silver covered jug, Gerhardus Lotter, c.1810-1824
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Sold for ZAR 56 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver two-handled sugar bowl, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
A Cape silver two-handled sugar bowl, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Sold for ZAR 44 555
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver teapot stand, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
A Cape silver teapot stand, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
ZAR 10 000 - 12 000
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver teapot, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
A Cape silver teapot, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
Sold for ZAR 87 938
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver beaker, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
A Cape silver beaker, Jan Lotter, c.1813-1817
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Sold for ZAR 49 245
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
A Cape silver comb, Johannes Combrink, c.1814-1853
A Cape silver comb, Johannes Combrink, c.1814-1853
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT