Important South African Paintings, Furniture, Silver, Ceramics and Glass

Live Auction, 7 March 2011

Furniture, Silver, Ceramics, Glass, Paintings, Prints and Sculpture

Sold for

ZAR 111 400
Lot 130
  • A Cape silver sugar box, Johan Anton Bunning, late 18th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 111 400
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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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