Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 14 March 2016
Session 2
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 31 831
About this Item
Cape Colony
A Cape silver tea caddy, Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, late 18th/early 19th century
rectangular with canted corners, with hinged domed stepped cover, raised on four paw feet, hinges repaired and braced, 145g, 6,5cm high
Literature
cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: A A Balkema. Similar examples are illustrated and discussed on pages 99, 102 and 103
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