Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 6 March 2017
English Silver, Furniture, Oriental and Cape Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 50 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 45 472
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Birmingham, London & Sheffield, England
A Victorian four-piece silver 'Greek-Revival' tea set, Martin Hall & Co, London, 1875
comprising: a teapot, a coffee pot, a two-handled sugar bowl and a milk jug, urn-shaped, engraved with stylised scenes from Greek mythology, the rims with ovolo borders, raised on a stepped circular base, the hinged cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a Spartan helmet enclosed by a band of foliage, the sides applied with bifurcated and scroll handles, gilt interiors, 2295g all in, the coffee pot 28cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export.
(4)
View all Martin Hall & Co (Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall) lots for sale in this auction
More from Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
A Victorian silver-gilt and enamel mounted ruby-glass double-end scent bottle, maker's initials 'HF', London, 1859
ZAR 2 500 - 3 000
A Victorian gilt-metal-mounted novelty 'binocular' blue-glass double-end scent bottle
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
A Victorian green-glass and silver-plate mounted double-end scent bottle
ZAR 1 200 - 1 500
A sterling silver-mounted cornucopia-shaped blue-glass vinaigrette and scent bottle, 19th century
ZAR 2 500 - 3 000
A Victorian silver inkstand, George Fox, London, 1885
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
A George VI five-piece silver tea and coffee set, Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1938
ZAR 50 000 - 60 000
