Makers & Designers

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades.

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades. This searchable database lists prominent makers and designers sold by Strauss & Co, including René Lalique, Gio Ponti, Patrick Mavros, as well as coveted houses like The Barnards and Tiffany & Co.



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Jacobus Johannes Vos

Cape Colony 


Jacobus Johannes Vos- The son of Jacobus Johannes Vos (1785) and Susanna Sophia Lotter. Baptized at the Cape on the 14th of February 1808. Listed at various addresses in Cape Town from 1841 to 1882.

Rare Cape Silver hair comb by J. J. Vos, circa 1841- 1882. (Currently the first recorded by J. J. Vos)

See S. Welz- Cape Silver & Silversmiths, Page 63 for picture and information on the other recorded makers.


2 lots offered      100.00% sold      ZAR 11 719
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Jacobus Johannes Vos, c.1841-1882
9 Jul 2025
Sold for ZAR 7 035
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A Cape silver snuff box, Jacobus Johannes Vos, 19th century
7 Mar 2011
Sold for ZAR 4 684
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT