Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 14 March 2016
Session 2
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000USD 1 647 - 2 196
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 34 104
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About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver tea caddy, Johannes Casparus Lotter, late 18th/early 19th century rectangular with canted corners, the bombé body with hinged stepped cover with shell thumbpiece, raised on four feet, formerly withpadpaws, 210g, 6,8cm high
Literature
cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: A A Balkema. Similar examples are illustrated and discussed on pages 99, 102 and 103
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