Marthinus Lourens Smith
A rare Cape silver chatelaine purse, Marthinus Lourens Smith, late 18th/early 19th century
Decorative Arts
LOT 352
Marthinus Lourens Smith
A rare Cape silver chatelaine purse, Marthinus Lourens Smith, late 18th/early 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 20 463
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
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
Literature
Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Balkema, Cape Town, 1976, maker's marks on p. 153
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