Lawrence Holme Twentyman

and four miscellaneous teaspoons

Session 1
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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 11 126
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  • A pair of King's pattern Cape silver sugar tongs, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, c.1818-1852; and four miscellaneous teaspoons
  • A pair of King's pattern Cape silver sugar tongs, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, c.1818-1852; and four miscellaneous teaspoons
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Lawrence Holme Twentyman

A pair of King's pattern Cape silver sugar tongs, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, c.1818-1852; and four miscellaneous teaspoons
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ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
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ZAR 11 126
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Lawrence Holme Twentyman
Cape Colony
A pair of King's pattern Cape silver sugar tongs, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, c.1818-1852; and four miscellaneous teaspoons
150g all in
(5)
longest: 15cm

Notes

Sugar tongs were introduced into the Cape by the English silversmiths, Cape sugar tongs all date from 1815. Like the English examples of the time, they are made from a single piece of silver, the bow often curved in section to give it strength. All Cape sugar tongs have plain spoon-shaped fingers and only a few are decorated.

Makers:

Daniel Beets 1812-1828

William Godfried Lotter 1810-1835

Lawrence Holme Twentyman 1818-1852

Daniel Lotter 19th century

Provenance

The Mary Eleanor Hibbert collection.

Literature

Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silvesmiths, Cape Town, AA Balkema, pages 90-99

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