Thomas Lock Townsend
Session 1
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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
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 13 214
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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