Cape Furniture and Metalware
Timed Online Auction, 3 - 11 July 2023
Session 1
Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 12 312
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape brass coffee pot and konfoor, Charles Mathews, 1842-1927
the cylindrical pot with cover and strap handle, stamped C. MATHEWS, 28cm high, the pierced circular konfoor applied with ring-handles and raised on three bracket feet, stamped with the maker's mark 11cm high; and a Cape brass mug, Charles Mathews, 1842-1927, stamped with the maker's mark, 12cm high
(3)
19th century
40cm
Literature
cf. Deon Viljoen and Piér Rabe (2001) Cape Furniture and Metalware, Cape Town: Deon Viljoen and Piér Rabe. A similar example is illustrated on pages 98, number 69.
cf. Marius le Roux (1982) The Cape Copper-Smith, Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum. A similar example is illustrated on page 111, number 128.
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