Important South African Paintings, Furniture, Silver, Ceramics and Glass
Live Auction, 7 March 2011
Furniture, Silver, Ceramics, Glass, Paintings, Prints and Sculpture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 38 990
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver christening mug, John Townsend, 19th century cylindrical with reeded rim, engraved with a band of scrolling foliage, with a floral cartouche engraved with the initials 'D.A.E.M', the sides applied with a reeded scroll handle, 145g, 8cm high
Provenance
Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Johannesburg, 1 November 1976, lot 79
Literature
Stephan Welz, Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Balkema, Cape Town, 1976, illustrated on page 81
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