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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Johannes Casparus Lotter

Cape Colony 

Active c.1760

Johannes Casparus Lotter, baptized at the Cape on 25 August 1737, was the son of Matthias Lotter and Anna Dorothea van den Berg. He married Johanna Catharina van Kerken on 7 May 1758 and likely completed his apprenticeship under his stepfather, Johann Hasse. He began working as a silversmith from around 1766, though to the end of his career and date of death remain uncertain.

10 lots offered      80.00% sold      ZAR 495 335
 

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Eleven Cape silver fittings, Johannes Casparus Lotter, c.1811-1823
20 Oct 2026
Starting at ZAR 7 000