Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 October 2017
Silver, Furniture, Ceramics & Glass
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 855
About this Item
Glasgow, Scotland
A Scottish silver porringer, George Edward & Sons, Glasgow, 1873
moulded in relief with alternating panels of zodiac and Persian figures between zigzag and foliate borders, the rectangular cartouche engraved with the inscription ‘ROBERT KNOX LUMSDEN MASTERTON FROM MAMMA, 14TH APRIL 1867’, the base similarly engraved, gilt base, rim and interior, the base engraved ‘EDWARD & SONS, GLASGOW’, 8,5cm high,270g ; and a Scottish silver-gilt spoon, James Reid & Co, Glasgow, 1872, similar, engraved with the initials ‘RKLM’, 45g
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