Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

326 A Cape silver-mounted agate snuff box, Daniel Beets, early 19th century oval, the hinged cover set with an agate stone, with plain thumbpiece, enclosing a gilt interior, the front of the base inscribed ‘Pensez a votre Amis’ , between wrigglework borders, 135g all in, 8,1cm wide R40 000–60 000 PROVENANCE Accompanying this lot is a letter from James Easton to Charles Attwell Esq. stating that this snuff box is reputed to have been Napoleon Bonaparte’s whilst Napoleon was incarcerated on the Island of St Helena. 327 A Cape silver brandy warmer, Jan Lotter, early 19th century compressed baluster, with side spout and applied ring-turned baluster-shaped wood handle, 315g, 23cm length overall R15 000–20 000 328 A Cape silver tobacco box, Johannes Combrink, first quarter 19th century circular, the domed cover and base with part- gardrooned borders, 200g, 10,2cm diameter R25 000–30 000 329 A Cape silver snuff box, apparently unmarked, early 19th century rectangular with canted corners, the hinged cover engraved with a shield-shaped cartouche and the initials “MCM’, with wrigglework borders, the reverse engraved with a flowerhead, the base with a hole, dents, 35g, 5,4cmwide R3 000–4 000 326 327 328 329 129