Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 10 October 2016
English, Continental, Oriental and Cape Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 54 567
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver tea caddy, Johan Anton Bünning, third quarter 18th century
of octagonal bombé form, the hinged stepped domed cover with moulded thumbpiece, on four paw feet, dents, 185g, 6,2cm high
Literature
cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: AA Balkema. Pages 99, 102-103, where comparative examples are discussed and illustrated.
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