Important Paintings, Furniture, Silver and Ceramics
Live Auction, 8 October 2009
Part I - Silver
Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
About this Item
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', chased with foliate decoration, with turned ivory handle, cased, 23,5cm long