Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 14 March 2016
Session 2
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 200 000 - 250 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 363 776
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver tessie-on-stand, Gerhardus Lotter, late 18th/early 19th century
the everted beaded rim above a pierced border, raised on three ball-and-claw feet, fixed copper liner, 325g all in, 7,9cm high, secured by a silver nut and bolt to a circular stinkwood base, raised on three turned feet, 3,5cm high, 14,5cm diameter
Literature
cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: A A Balkema. Similar examples are illustrated and discussed on pages 107 and 108
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