Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 27 August - 7 September 2020

Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 7 035
Lot 112
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
  • A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035

About this Item

A Boer War silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with Swiss marks for 1882 - 1934
the shell set to a silver zig-zag border, the hinged base engraved 'Gedachtenis H. G. Laubschagnie van India, 3799, 0.935' with a stippled border and foliate engraving, 5,3cm long

Provenance

Hendrik Gerhardus Labuschagne was prisoner number 22931 in the prisoner of war camp in India, Shahjahanpur. He was captured at Ospoort on 30 August 1901.



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