The Contents of Keerweder

Live Auction, 22 - 23 October 2012

Session 1

Sold for

ZAR 28 964
Lot 180
  • A Boer War coromandel and satinwood box, Ceylon, April 1902
  • A Boer War coromandel and satinwood box, Ceylon, April 1902


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 28 964

About this Item

A Boer War coromandel and satinwood box, Ceylon, April 1902
the hinged rectangular top applied with a brass handle and carved with the inscription 'Gedachtenis Art. Ceylon. April 1902. Boeren Kamp, Diyatalawa. Zacharias Johannis Swanepoel', the front applied with a bone heart-shaped escutcheon plate, 9,5cm high, 22cm wide, 13cm deep

Provenance

Sold: Stephan Welz & Co, The Estate Late Koos Minnaar, Graaff-Reneit, 10 August, 2005, lot 35



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