Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 5 March 2018

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  • A rare Cape silver chatelaine purse, Marthinus Lourens Smith, late 18th/early 19th century
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ZAR 9 000 - 12 000USD 502 - 670
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Marthinus Lourens Smith
Cape Colony
A rare Cape silver chatelaine purse, Marthinus Lourens Smith, late 18th/early 19th century the pierced gable-shaped hinged frame engraved with wrigglework, with button-shaped clasp, surmounted by a bolt-and-ring fitting to a hook-shaped handle, 10,3cm wide, 65g

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Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Balkema, Cape Town, 1976, maker's marks on p. 153

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