Oltman Ahlers
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Oltman Ahlers
A Cape silver Old English pattern soup ladle, Oltman Ahlers, c.1800-1827
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 10 211
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver Old English pattern soup ladle, Oltman Ahlers, c.1800-1827
265g
length: 37,5cm
Notes
Oltman Ahlers was a Cape silversmith, the son of Oltman Alders of Oldenburg and Dorothea of Bengal. He married Maria Magdalena Hauptfleisch, the widow of the silversmith Jan Casper Brevis.
Records show that he worked at several addresses in the Cape Colony over the course of his career: at 3 Loop Street in 1800; 17 Lange Street from 1810 to 1823; 30 Wale Street between 1824 and 1825; 19 Wale Street in 1826; and finally at 16 Wale Street in 1827.
Cape Silver Marks, The Silver Collector's Definitive Guide, 2026, Oltman Ahlers
Accessed: 19/02/2026
Provenance
Private Collection.
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