Twentyman & Company
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LOT 11
Twentyman & Company
Four colonial Indian silver salt and pepper casters, Twentyman & Company, 1821-1840
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 15 617
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About this Item
India
Four colonial Indian silver salt and pepper casters, Twentyman & Company, 1821-1840
cylindrical, each reeded and variously engraved 'Salt', 'Pepper' and 'Kyan', raised on a pedestal with reeded footrim, 425g all in
(4)
height: 9cm
Notes
The work of this firm has been thought of as being produced by the firm of Lawrence Twentyman & Company of the Cape of Good Hope. This is not the case. The Indian Registers show that Twentyman & Company started activities in Calcutta in 1821. It was one of the most important firms in Calcutta until 1840.
Wynard T. Wilkinson (1973), Indian Colonial Silver, European Silversmiths in India and their marks (1760-1860), London: Argent Press.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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