August Christoffel Schlosser
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 90 094
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver two-handled sugar basin and cover, August Christoffel Schlosser, c.1811-1840
the tapering oval body engraved with a band of leaves, the sides applied with c-scroll handles, detachable cover surmounted by a finial, the rim with wrigglework border, the cover and base similarly engraved, 470g
height: 12,5cm
Notes
August Christoffle Schlosser was the son of Carl Christian Slosser, who arrived as a soldier form Zitau, Germany, and Engela Harms. He married Barbara Christina Thiele on 14 June 1795. His business was listed at 41 Breede Street in 1811, 37 Breede Street in 1812 and at 18 Dorp Street (Walendrop) from 1834-1840.
Stephan Welz (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: AA Balkema, page 139.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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