The Contents of Keerweder
Live Auction, 22 - 23 October 2012
Session 3
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 20 052
About this Item
A Batavian silver cuspidor, apparently unmarked, late 18th century
of small proportions, the flared neck with petal-shaped rim, the eight-panelled bulbous body raised on a circular foot, minor dents, 175g, 10cm high
Notes
Fa. Dekker Antiquair, Spiegelgracht 9, - 1017 JP Amsterdam. 26th July 2000
Literature
Guus Roëll and Deon Viljoen, Uit verre streken, June 2008, where a similar small portable model is discussed.
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