Willem Godfried Lotter

Session 1
About the Session

Strauss & Co are proud to introduce our first flatware only auction, from Cape to Continental, spanning from the 18th to 20th centuries, with items from various collectors including Mary Eleanor Hibbert.


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ZAR 14 053
Lot 1
  • A Cape silver fish slice, William Godfried Lotter, c.1810-1835

LOT 1

Willem Godfried Lotter

A Cape silver fish slice, William Godfried Lotter, c.1810-1835
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 14 053
Location
Johannesburg
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About this Item

Cape Colony
A Cape silver fish slice, William Godfried Lotter, c.1810-1835
the pierced blade engraved with wrigglework, applied with a hollow handle, 205g all in
length: 19cm

Provenance

The Mary Eleanor Hibbert collection.

Notes

Introduced to the Cape by English silversmiths in the second quarter of the 19th century. Since a fish slice was then normally included in a service of table silver, the handles were made to match the rest of the service, the blades generally have an engraved and pierced decoration.

Literature

Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town, AA Balkema, pages 65-66

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