Strauss & co - 16 October 2017, Cape Town

128 347 A silver and glass basket, apparently unmarked, late 19th/early 20th century, .800 standard rectangular, with inverted rounded corners, the pierced body moulded with cornucopias of fruits, swags and c-scrolls flanking a vacant cartouche above an egg-and-tongue border, raised on leaf- headed paw feet, with pierced leaf-and-berry swing- handle, 26,5cmwide, the frame 415g (2) R –  348 A German silver sugar box, with import marks for Vienna, 1901-1921, .800 standard oval, the body moulded in relief with garlands and ribbons enclosing vacant cartouches between wave-and-pellet borders, raised on four bun feet, the hinged cover with pineapple finial, 11,5cm high, 400g R –  349 A German silver-gilt and glass-mounted dressing table decanter set, Wertheimer, with import marks for J G Piddington, London, 1906 the pierced circular frame with garlands, ribbons and reeded borders, fitted with three divisions, each triangular bottle with engraved silver-gilt collar, with tear-shaped faceted stoppers, 12,5cm high, the frame 95g (4) R –  350 A French four-piece silver-gilt tea and coffee set, Paris, post 1838, .925 standard comprising; a teapot, a coffee pot, a covered sugar bowl and milk jug, each with reeded and ribboned borders, the wooden harp-shaped handles with foliate terminals, each cover with pineapple finial, the teapot 22,5cm high, 1970g all in ; and a pair of French silver sugar tongs, 19th century, .925 standard, with claw pincers, 40g (5) R –  347 348 349 350 part lot