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Johannes Combrink
A Cape silver snuff box, Johannes Combrink, c.1814-1853
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
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Starting at ZAR 5 000
Location
Johannesburg
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About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver snuff box, Johannes Combrink, c.1814-1853
rectangular, the hinged cover engraved with 'I.O. Stephenson Norton-on-Tees', the sides engraved with wrigglework, the base with stipplework border, gilt interior, 65g
length: 6cm; height: 2cm
Provenance
The Mary Eleanor Hibbert collection
Notes
A large number of snuff boxes have survived, for they formed a major part of the silversmith's business, they were also popular presentation gifts.
Literature
Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town, A A Balkema, similar examples illustrated on pages 86-91.
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