Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 6 March 2017

English Silver, Furniture, Oriental and Cape Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture
  • A Cape silver tessie-on-stand, Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, late 18th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 350 000 - 450 000

About this Item

A Cape silver tessie-on-stand, Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, late 18th century

with castellated and engraved everted rim, raised on three claw and ball feet headed by ovolo moulding, fixed copper liner, 455g all in, 9cm high, secured by a silver nut and bolt to a stinkwood base, raised on three turned ebonized feet, stand repaired, 4cm high, 17,5cm diameter

Literature

cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: A A Balkema. Similar examples are illustrated and discussed on pages 107 and 108.

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