South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts
Live Auction, 4 February 2013
Decorative Arts
About this Item
Grahamstown, Cape Colony
A Cape silver presentation trowel, John Syms Willcox, circa 1880
the blade engraved, 'PRESENTED TO MRS BAMBERGER wife of the CC and RM of Bedford. ON THE Occasion of her laying THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE TOWN HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY June 10th 1884', engraved with foliate decoration, with turned ivory handle, cased, 23,5cm long
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