Lawrence Holme Twentyman

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 9 010
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  • A Cape silver Fiddle pattern butter knife, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, 1818-1852
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Lawrence Holme Twentyman

A Cape silver Fiddle pattern butter knife, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, 1818-1852
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ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
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ZAR 9 010
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Lawrence Holme Twentyman
Cape Colony
A Cape silver Fiddle pattern butter knife, Lawrence Holme Twentyman, 1818-1852
and four Fiddle pattern spoons, various makers, 140g all in
(5)
longest: 17,5cm

Notes

Butter knives appeared in England only towards the end of the 18th century and were introduced into the Cape by the English silversmiths after 1815. All the examples known have silver handles and scimitar-shaped blades, sometimes with engraved decoration.

Makers:

Lawrence Twentyman 1818-1852

William Moore 1840-1863

Johannes Jacobus Vos 1841-1882

Joseph Ince 1823-1828

Provenance

The Mary Eleanor Hibbert collection.

Literature

Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town, AA Balkema, pages 53-55

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