South African Garden and Home – September 2019

116 SEPTEMBER 2019 | gardenandhome.co.za

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DIANA WEMYSS *

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Treasure chest

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES

What are your collectablesworth?

THANKS TO OUR SPECIALISTS

Jeremy Astfalk The Old Corkscrew

theoldcorkscrew.co.za George

Curtis Quagga Rare Books and

Art quaggabooks.co.za Justine

Ferrigno Le Brocanteur 021 761 9142

EXPERT TIP

“Veneers were also used on

larger items of furniture to

cover carcasses made of less

expensive woods such as

oak,” says Justine Ferrigno.

I’d appreciate

any information

about, and the

value of, this

set of old books

I inherited from my

father. It’s of Dutch origin

and the dates inside range

from 1720 – 1729.

Lorinda Sinclair

According to George

Curtis of Quagga Rare Books and

Art, specialist dealer in old prints and

antique books, “The subject of these

volumes is marriage: maidenhood,

courtship, the bride, the wife, the mother

and the widow. The author, Jacob Cats

(1577 – 1660), a prolific Dutch poet

known as Father Cats, was a jurist,

statesman and diplomat, and I assume

a great expert on female matters. First

published in 1625, subsequent editions

were issued until 1779. If it contains all

six sections and illustrative plates, and

is in reasonable condition, it would be

worth around R2 000 – R3 000.”

Can you tell me when this dressing table

mirror was made and what it is worth?

Cathy Fitzgibbon

“This is Edwardian (1901 – 1910)

and made from walnut with ebony

and satinwood veneer (or stringing)

decoration,” says Justine Ferrigno of

Le Brocanteur. “Many similar examples

are without drawers, which makes this

one practical as well as pretty. It would

sell for about R4 900.”

FIND OF THE

MONTH

I inherited this teapot from my

grandmother. The card inside

it, from an antique shop in

Pietermaritzburg, has the following

notation: ‘Victorian sterling silver

teapot Louis XV pattern. Made by

Hyam Hyams London 1873’. Do

you think that this is true? It is a

very beautiful piece, regardless.

Diane Kantor

Specialist silver dealer Jeremy Astfalk of The Old Corkscrew

says this is a nice mid-Victorian silver teapot marked London

1873 by Henry Holland (of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater).

The maker’s mark HH in conjoined circles was registered by

Henry Holland in October 1860 and was active until 1879.

A great quality piece, it would retail for R8 000 – R14 000

in an upmarket antique shop.

WRITE IN AND WIN

EVERY MONTH we give away a *prize for the most valuable or

interesting item sent in. This month Diane Kantor has won

two mixed cases of Van Loveren’s Almost Zero and an apron, all

worth R1 500. With less than 0,4% alcohol, the range includes

a refreshing Wonderful White and now a brand-new Ravishing

Rosé and Radiant Red. Visit vanloveren.co.za

E-mail clear photographs and relevant information about

your collectable item to [email protected] with

Treasure Chest in the subject line. Due to the volume of mail we are unable to

respond personally. Pictures must be sent as separate attachments at a size

between 1MB – 2MB. For guidelines on the best way to take your photos for

Treasure Chest, visit gardenandhome.co.za