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 Change Currency
ZAR 180 000 - 200 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 215 992
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A Cape silver two-handled sugar bowl and cover, unknown maker HNS, late 18th century
urn-shaped with beaded borders, the sides applied with a pair of rope-twist handles, on a spreading circular foot and square base, the semi-domed cover with bud and leaf finial, 405g, 16cm high
Literature
cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: AA Balkema, Pages 98-99, where comparative examples are discussed and illustrated.
More from Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
A Cape silver tea caddy, Johan Anton Bünning, third quarter 18th century
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
A Cape silver brandy warmer, Jan Lotter, early 19th century
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
A Cape silver tobacco box, Johannes Combrink, first quarter 19th century
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
A Cape silver Kings pattern fish slice, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, first half 19th century
ZAR 5 000 - 6 000
Five Cape silver Fiddle and Shell pattern dessert spoons, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, first half 19th century
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
A Cape Colonial silver-mounted inkwell modelled as a hippopotamus, maker's initials JC for John Courtenay, late 19th century
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
