Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 10 October 2016

English, Continental, Oriental and Cape Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 3 279
Lot 329
  • A Cape silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, early 19th century
  • A Cape silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, early 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 3 279

About this Item

A Cape silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, early 19th century

rectangular with canted corners, the hinged cover engraved with a shield-shaped cartouche and the initials 'MCM', with wrigglework borders, the reverse engraved with a flowerhead, the base with a hole, dents, 35g, 5,4cm wide



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