Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 10 October 2016
English, Continental, Oriental and Cape Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 68 208
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape Colonial silver-mounted inkwell modelled as a hippopotamus, maker's initials JC for John Courtenay, late 19th century
realistically modelled, its back with a hinged cover fitted with a detachable brass inkwell, standing four-square on a hippopotamus' tooth on four silver ball feet, the end with a silver mount, repairs to front left foot, 21cm high, 25cm long
Notes
John Courtenay was registered as a Jeweller and Silversmith in Cape Town in the late 1800s. He is mentioned in Lawrence Green, Something Rich and Strange, page 35
The Cape of Good Hope General Directory (1880), Courtenay J is recorded as a watchmaker working at 77 Longmarket Street, Cape Town.
The General Directory and Guide Book (1884), Courtenay J is recorded as watchmaker and jeweller, Spin Street, Cape Town.
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