Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 14 March 2016
Session 2
Lot Estimate
ZAR 180 000 - 200 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 341 040
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver sugar bowl, Oltman Ahlers, first quarter 19th century
urn-shaped with beaded borders, the body engraved 'MMW' and applied with a pair of rope-twist handles, with foliate engraved rim, on a spreading circular foot and square base, the domed cover with bud-and-leaf finial, three leaves, bolt and nut replaced, 355g, 18,5cm high
Notes
cf. Stephan Welz. (1996) Art at Auction in South Africa, Cape Town: Art Link. Page 20
cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: A A Balkema. Similar examples are illustrated and discussed on pages 98-101
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