Strauss & co - 14 March 2016, Cape Town

247 A Cape silver sugar bowl, Oltman Ahlers, first quarter 19th century urn-shaped with beaded borders, the body engraved ‘MMW’and applied with a pair of rope-twist handles, with foliate engraved rim, on a spreading circular foot and square base, the domed cover with bud-and-leaf finial, three leaves, bolt and nut replaced, 355g, 18,5cm high R180 000–200 000 cf. Stephan Welz. (1996) Art at Auction in South Africa , Cape Town: Art Link. Page 20 cf. Stephan Welz. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths , Cape Town: A A Balkema. Similar examples are illustrated and discussed on pages 98-101 PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR | LOTS 245 - 266 97