Thomas Gilpin Ltd
Session 1
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LOT 24
Thomas Gilpin Ltd
George VI silver Voortrekker Monument jam spoon, Thomas Gilpin Ltd, Sheffield,1949
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 400 - 600
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 820
About this Item
Sheffield
George VI silver Voortrekker Monument jam spoon, Thomas Gilpin Ltd, Sheffield,1949
the terminal with Boer oxwagon wheel and powder horns, Zulu shield and assegai (spear), the back moulded with the Voortrekker Monument, inscribed '1949 SVK UWB', 12cm, 25g
Notes
Commemorating the inauguration of the Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria 1949, SVK stands for Sentrale Volksmonumente Komitee (Central Peoples Monument Committee) which was formed in 1931, with the aim of building a monument to honour the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony in 1835.
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