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Thomas Stephenson
A rare Cape silver table snuff box, Thomas Stephenson, c.1840-1869
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ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
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Starting at ZAR 18 000
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Johannesburg
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Cape Colony
A rare Cape silver table snuff box, Thomas Stephenson, c.1840-1869
rectangular, the hinged cover inscribed 'PRESENTED BY THE Officers, Serjeants & Men of the Cape Town Police to their much respected superior Officer John King Esq 1853', with the engraved outline of Table Mountain below, enclosed by an elaborate cartouche of acanthus leaves and a bird, the sides and base similarly engraved, the whole moulded in relief with foliate borders, the gilt interior inscribed 'Presented on the 23rd November 1853 after a period of 24 years Service in the Police Force', 270g
length: 11,3cm; height: 2,5cm
Provenance
The Mary Eleanor Hibbert collection.
Notes
During the 18th century taking snuff was universally popular at the Cape, snuff boxes were also popular as presentation gifts, and several Cape silver snuff boxes are inscribed with a presentation inscription.
Literature
Stephan Welz (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: A A Balkema, similar examples illustrated on pages 86-91.
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