Lawrence Holme Twentyman
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LOT 232
Lawrence Holme Twentyman
A Cape silver christening mug, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, c.1818-1837
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
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Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 36 038
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About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver christening mug, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, c.1818-1837
the tapering body engraved with a vacant cartouche below a foliate and wrigglework band, the side applied with an s-scroll handle, gilt interior, 180g
height: 8cm
Literature
Lawrence Holme Twentyman, the son of John Middleton Twentyman and Phoebe Holme, was born in 1793 in
Liverpool. After qualifying as a clock and watchmaker he left for the Cape in 1818, where he became the most
prolific and well-known 19th century silversmith.
Stephan Welz (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: AA Balkema, page 141.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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