Transvaal Imperial brass bushel, England, 19th century
Session One
About the SessionFrom early Cape furniture to mid-century classics and contemporary pieces, this selection of furniture, ceramics, glass and bronzes, traces a journey through more than two hundred years of South African design.
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 102 107
Location
Cape Town
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About this Item
Transvaal Imperial brass bushel, England, 19th century
engraved 'Imperial Bushel, Govt. of the Transvaal, 1889', with turned ebony handles
height: 22,5cm; diameter over handles: 67cm
Notes
Brass measures were used in the colonies to standardise the sale of agricultural goods, particularly grain, maize and other dry commodities. Using official measures ensured that both buyers and sellers traded fairly.
This measure marked 'Imperial Transvaal' reflects the administrative period following the second Boer War when the Transvaal became a British colony and British systems of measurement were enforced.
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