The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Cape Silver Collection
Timed Online Auction, 14 June - 9 July 2025
The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Collection
About the SessionThis auction features the notable private Cape silver collection of Mary Eleanor Hibbert assembled over many decades and featuring rare pieces, including a double beaker, alms dish, sugar bowls, snuff boxes and 18ct gold clasps from the golden age of Cape silversmithing. Master silversmiths included in this collection are Willem Godfried Lotter, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, Johannes Casparus Lotter, Johan Hendrik Vos and Jan Lotter.
Lot Estimate
ZAR 200 000 - 250 000
Current Bid
Starting at ZAR 180 000
Location
Cape Town
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About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver covered trophy, Johan Hendrik Vos, c.1760-1810 ovoid body engraved with crests and inscribed, 'A TOKEN OF REMEMBRANCE FROM DR WILSON TO MARGARET BAKER 'PATTISON', the domed detachable cover with beaded borders and fluted decoration surmounted by a pineapple finial, raised on a square footrim, 530g,21,5cm high
Provenance
The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Collection
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