Important Paintings, Furniture, Silver and Ceramics

Live Auction, 8 October 2009

Part I - Silver
  • A Cape silver presentation trowel, John Syms Willcox, circa 1880


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000

About this Item

Cape Colony
A Cape silver presentation trowel, John Syms Willcox, circa 1880 the blade engraved 'PRESENTED TO MRS BAMBERGER wife of the CC and RM of Bedford. ON THE Occasion of her laying THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE TOWN HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY June 10th 1884', chased with foliate decoration, with turned ivory handle, cased, 23,5cm long

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