Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

259 A German silver glass-mounted centrepiece, late 19th/early 20th century, .800 standard oval, the frame moulded with ribbon-headed vacant cartouches divided by fruit-filled cornucopias, the sides applied with open-work handles, on four toupie feet, 215g, 32,5cmwide over handles , fitted with clear glass liner R3 000–4 000 260 A WMF electroplate casket the hinged rectangular cover with fixed arched handle, the front moulded with a stylised leaf-shaped escutcheon, the whole with part- cabochon and beaded borders, raised on bracket feet, lacking key, moulded numerals ‘314’, 12cm high R4 000–6 000 255 A silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, probably Dutch, circa 1735 cartouche-shaped with bombé sides, the hinged reeded cover set with a pierced panel engraved with a domestic scene enclosed by foliate and mask decoration, the panel set to a wood ground, with wave-shaped thumbpiece, gilt interior, some splits, 60g, 6,7cmwide R6 000–8 000 256 A Dutch silver-mounted tessie, Jacob van Nieuwcasteel, Utrecht, 1797 circular, the reeded and pierced frame engraved with flowerheads, raised on three conforming supports, fitted with a copper dish, to a mahogany stand raised on three bracket feet, the frame, 105g, 9,6cm high R6 000–8 000 257 A Swedish silver tankard, C G Hallberg, possibly Göteborg, 1896 cylindrical, the hinged domed cover with pierced thumbpiece and gadrooned border, the centre set with a coin, the handle moulded with fruit and a vacant shield-shaped terminal, the body engraved with a band of shells and scrolls, gilt interior, raised on three leaf-headed ball feet moulded with fruit, 700g, 15,5cm high R9 000–12 000 258 A pair of German silver pierced beaker vases, H Meyen & Co, Berlin, late 19th century, .800 standard each tapering cylindrical openwork beaker cast with flowers and foliage, 520g all in, 12cm high ; with fitted brass liners stamped EINSATZ-UNECPT, 12cm high (2) R4 000–6 000 255 256 257 258 104