South African Design, Past & Present

Timed Online Auction, 7 - 26 June 2024

Furniture and Metalware

Sold for

ZAR 5 277
Lot 22
  • Cape copper pint measure, William Alcock, Port Elizabeth, late 19th century
  • Cape copper pint measure, William Alcock, Port Elizabeth, late 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 277

About this Item

Cape copper pint measure, William Alcock, Port Elizabeth, late 19th century
16cm high, 13,5cm wide

Notes

William Alcock emigrated to the Cape in 1871 at the age of 21. He had been trained in England as a tinsmith and sheet metal worker and his first workshop produced cans for food manufacture. He was the first mayor of Port Elizabeth and was also the first person to own a motor car in the district.



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