Important South African Paintings, Furniture, Silver, Ceramics and Glass
Live Auction, 7 March 2011
Furniture, Silver, Ceramics, Glass, Paintings, Prints and Sculpture
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 10 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 824
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver double-sided snuff box, Johannes Combrink, early 19th century
each hinged cover engraved with the initials "TGLB" within a wreath, enclosed by wrigglework borders, gilt interior, 100g, 8cm wide
Literature
cf Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Balkema, Cape Town, 1976, p88, where a similar example by Johannes Combrink is illustrated
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