Frederik Lambertus Hermann
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 164 150
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About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver sugar bowl and cover, Frederik Lambertus Hermann, c.1800-1811
urn-shaped with beaded borders, the sides applied with a pair of rope-twist handles, on a spreading circular foot and square base, the semi-domed cover with bud and leaf finial, 455g
height: 18,8cm
Notes
Frederik Lambertus Herman (or Hermann) was a Cape born silversmith, celebrated by David Heller in History of Cape Silver as “one of the finest of all Cape silversmiths,” he is known for his exceptional craftsmanship and distinctive hallmark. Hermann’s workshop has been listed as being at 50 Long Street in 1800, and later at 38 Long Street between 1810 and 1811. Born in 1778 to Johan Zacharias Hermann and Aletta Maria Fick, he was baptised at the Cape on the 1 February 1778 and married Rachel Lourentia Rademan on 9 May 1802.
Stephan Welz (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: AA Balkema, page 134.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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