Thomas Lock Townsend

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.


Sold For

ZAR 13 214
Lot 10
  • Eight Cape silver miscellaneous Fiddle pattern spoons, Thomas Lock Townsend, c.1815-1849

LOT 10

Thomas Lock Townsend

Eight Cape silver miscellaneous Fiddle pattern spoons, Thomas Lock Townsend, c.1815-1849
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 10 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 13 214
Location
Johannesburg
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About this Item

Cape Colony
Eight Cape silver miscellaneous Fiddle pattern spoons, Thomas Lock Townsend, c.1815-1849
engraved with initials, 515g all in
(8)
longest: 21,5cm

Provenance

The Mary Eleanor Hibbert collection.

Notes

Makers:

Thomas Lock Townsend 1815-1849

Lawrence Holme Twentyman 1818-1852

Johannes Jacobus Vos 1841-1882

Marthinus Johannes Lotter 1844-1879

Carel David Lotter 19th century

Literature

Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town, AA Balkema, pages 90-95

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