Six colonial Indian silver salt spoons, Twentyman & Company, Calcutta, 1821-1854
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LOT 95
Six colonial Indian silver salt spoons, Twentyman & Company, Calcutta, 1821-1854
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 5 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
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Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 766
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About this Item
Six colonial Indian silver salt spoons, Twentyman & Company, Calcutta, 1821-1854
thread, shell and fiddle pattern, gilt bowls, 120g
(6)
length: 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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