Strauss & co - 18 March 2019, Cape Town

115 413 A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Johannes Hendricus (Jan) Beyleveld, first quarter 19th century the hinged cover engraved with wrigglework decoration and with the initials ‘M.A.L.X’, with crenellated rim and gilt interior, 7 cm long R  –   414 A brass Imperial Quart measure, Oranje Vry Staat, Potter, London, 1875 inscribed ‘IMPERIAL QUART ORANJE VRYSTAAT, 1875, POTTER. LONDON, 1592,’ 13,7 cm high R  –   415 A brass ‘Standard Yard’ measure, Oranje VryStaat, Potter, Poultry, London, 19th century engraved with measurements, ORANJE VRY STAAT, and the makers’ name, 93 cm long ; cased, with makers’ paper label, 99 cm long R  –   416 A Cape brass mug, Frederik Johannes Staal, Robertson, 20 June 1928 with rolled rim and strap handle, stamped with maker’s mark and date, 9,5 cm high R  –   413 414 417 418 416 415 detail 417 A Boer War prisoner of war teak and inlaid walking stick, G E du Toit the shaft inset with bone plaques inscribed ‘VIRTUS OMNIA VINCIT’ , and ‘G.E. du TOIT’ , inlaid with diamond and triangular motifs, the handle in the form of a bird’s head, with brass ferrule, 93,5 cm high R  –   LITERATURE c.f. Celestine Pretorius (2000) Erich Mayer Op St Helena – vol van hartepyn , Protea Boekhuis, Pretoria. An example with similar carving of the inscription is illustrated on page 69. 418 A Ceramic Studio green- glazed jardinière, 1939 of tapering ovoid form with rolled rim, glazed in shades of mottled turquoise and green, stamped twice CERAMIC STUDIO 1939, 54 cm high R  –   419-420 No lots