Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery

Live Virtual Auction, 19 - 21 September 2022

Cape and Continental Silver, Furniture and Design
About the Session

including The Louis & Mavis Shill Collection of Cape Silver


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ZAR 113 800
Lot 162
  • A Cape silver covered sugar box, Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, late 18th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000USD 4 492 - 5 615
Selling Price
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ZAR 113 800
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About this Item

A Cape silver covered sugar box, Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, late 18th century of bombé form, with rocaille repoussé decoration, the domed hinged cover surmounted by a floral finial, shaped thumbpiece, on four shell pad feet, restored split,9,5cm high, 225g

Provenance

The Louis and Mavis Shill Collection.

Literature

cf. Welz, S. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town, A.A. Balkema, illustrated on p. 98.



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