Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 19 - 21 September 2022
Cape and Continental Silver, Furniture and Design
About the Sessionincluding The Louis & Mavis Shill Collection of Cape Silver
Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 113 800
About this Item
A Cape silver covered sugar box, Daniel Heinrich Schmidt, late 18th century
of bombé form, with rocaille repoussé decoration, the domed hinged cover surmounted by a floral finial, shaped thumbpiece, on four shell pad feet, restored split,9,5cm high, 225g
Provenance
The Louis and Mavis Shill Collection.
Literature
cf. Welz, S. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town, A.A. Balkema, illustrated on p. 98.
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