Strauss & co - 15 October 2018, Cape Town

51 137 A German silver two-handled oval basket, Georg Roth & Co, Hanau, late 19th century the sides pierced in relief with anthemions and heightened with swags, the front and reverse moulded with a pair of eagles flanking a circular ribbon-and-berry cartouche engraved with initials and “acaestoy” , the rim with a band of pierced foliate rondels, raised on four eagle and scroll feet, bearing pseudo Strasburg marks, 30cmwide over handles, 695g R –  138 A German silver box, Neresheimer & Söhne, Hanau, with English import marks for Berthold Muller, London, 1910 rectangular, the hinged cover moulded in relief with a procession of figures in a forest against a stippled ground, the central panel enclosed by a moulded foliate rim, the front applied with a tapering thumbpiece, the sides decorated with scrolling foliate and flowerheads, silver-gilt interior, 5cm high, 20cmwide, 750g R –  139 A pair of Turkish silver candlesticks, 20th century, .900 standard each moulded with a seated putti holding a wine goblet and a bunch of grapes, the central column and sconce moulded with fruiting vines, to a waisted base engraved with foliage supported by a domed footrim raised on three acanthus-leaf bracket feet, the footrim similarly decorated with vines, loaded, 29,5cm high (2) R –  137 138 139