A set of four Cape silver Old English Feather Edge pattern teaspoons, unknown maker, HNS, 19th century
Session 1
About the SessionStrauss & 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.
LOT 23
A set of four Cape silver Old English Feather Edge pattern teaspoons, unknown maker, HNS, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
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Starting at ZAR 3 000
Location
Johannesburg
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About this Item
A set of four Cape silver Old English Feather Edge pattern teaspoons, unknown maker, HNS, 19th century
each terminal with gadrooned borders and engraved with initials, 65g all in
(4)
length: 13cm
Provenance
The Mary Eleanor Hibbert collection
Strauss and Co, 17 March 2014
Notes
Nearly all spoons made at the Cape in the second half of the 18th century are of Hanoverian or Old English pattern. Examples with feather-edged or bright-cut handles are rare.
Literature
Stephen Welz (1976) Cape silver and silversmiths, Cape Town, A.A Balkema, pages 90-95
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