Johannes Combrink
Day Sale
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 14 415
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape Colony
Six Cape silver Old English pattern spoons, Johannes Combrink, c.1814-1853
each with double drop, stem stamped 'C A K.' 360g
(6)
length: 22cm
Notes
Johannes Combrink, born in the Cape and baptised on 3 June 1781, was the son of Jan (Johannes) Combrink (born 1751) and Johanna Elisabeth Essler. He married Aurelia Wilhelmina Lotter on 5 April 1807 and remained active as a silversmith in Cape Town until his death on 9 November 1853. Combrink began his trade at 29 Dorp Street (1814–1825), then worked from 28 Dorp Street (1826–1829), 47 Dorp Street (1830–1841), and finally 50 Dorp Street (1842–1853). In records from 1814 to 1829, his surname also appears as 'Kombrink' His work is represented by a wide range of silversmith marks.
Stephan Welz (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: AA Balkema, page 130.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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