Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 14 March 2016

Session 2

Sold for

ZAR 11 710
Lot 242
  • A rare pair of Cape silver spectacle frames, Marthinus Lourens Smith, second half 18th/early 19th century
  • A rare pair of Cape silver spectacle frames, Marthinus Lourens Smith, second half 18th/early 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 11 710

About this Item

Cape Colony
A rare pair of Cape silver spectacle frames, Marthinus Lourens Smith, second half 18th/early 19th century
the retractable arms with oval loop terminals, 20g

Literature

cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: AA Balkema. Pages 90-91, where a similar example by Smith, now in the Africana Museum, is discussed and illustrated.

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