Strauss & co - 8 October 2012, Cape Town

227 A Russian silver waiter, I Avdyeyev, Moscow, 1852-1862 circular, the cavetto with strap-work, the centre with a wreath engraved with initials, 155g, 16cm diameter R3 000 – 4 000 228 A canteen of German silver flatware, retailed by McPherson Brothers, Glasgow, late 19th/early 20th century comprising: 12 table forks, 12 table knives, 12 table spoons, 12 fish forks, 12 fish knives, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 teaspoons, 3570g, contained in a wooden canteen; and four electroplate knife-rests (100) R25 000 – 35 000 229 A Continental silver and enamel vesta case, maker’s mark FBR, with import marks for London, 1928 rectangular, the hinged cover enamelled and painted with an Arabian scene, the reverse with engine-turned decoration, 6cmwide R2 500 – 3 500 230 An assembled set of American silver ‘Kings’ pattern flatware, Gorham, with import marks for Birmingham, 1904-1905 comprising: 6 table forks, 6 table spoons, 6 dessert forks, 6 dessert spoons, 4 teaspoons, 6 coffee spoons, 2 salt spoons, a pair of carvers, a pair of fish servers, a soup ladle, a sauce ladle, a pickle fork, a pair of sugar tongs and a butter knife, 2210g, 6 table knives and 6 dessert knives; and an assembled set of Kings pattern electroplate flatware, various makers, including Walker & Hall, late 19th century, comprising: 6 dinner forks, 6 dinner knives, 12 soup spoons, 12 fish forks, 12 fish knives, 6 dessert forks, 6 dessert knives, 6 dessert spoons, 12 ice-cream spoons, 12 cake forks, 4 teaspoons, 6 coffee spoons, 6 serving spoons, a pair of salad servers, a pair of carvers and a steel, a butter knife, a bread knife and a cake slice; contained in an oak brass-bound canteen, rectangular, the top inset with a brass plaque engraved with the initials JHM, 30cm high, 63cmwide, 46cm deep (172) R24 000 – 30 000 PROVENANCE Johannes Henoch Marais (1851-1915). See lot 225 in this sale for more details 230 part lot 78