Johan Anton Bünning
Furniture, Silver, Ceramics, Glass, Paintings, Prints and Sculpture
LOT 130
Johan Anton Bünning
A Cape silver sugar box, Johan Anton Bunning, late 18th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 111 400
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver sugar box, Johan Anton Bunning, late 18th century
of bombé form, with rocaille repoussé decoration, the domed hinged cover surmounted by a floral finial, on four pad feet, 220g, 8,5cm high
Provenance
Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Johannesburg, 18 March1976, lot 98
Literature
Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Balkema, Cape Town, 1976, see page 98 where comparible examples are illustrated
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