Oltman Ahlers
Active 1800-1827
The son of Oltman Alders from Oldenburg and Dorothea of Bengal. Married Maria Magdalena Hauptfleish, the widow of Jan Casper Brevis, a silversmith. Recorded working at 3 Loop Street in 1800, 17 Lange Street from 1810- 1823, 30 Wale Street in 1824- 1825, 19 Wale Street in 1826 and finally 16 Wale Street in 1827.
Rare Cape silver double beaker in the form of a wine barrel by Oltman Ahlers (new recorded makers mark) circa 1812, set with two Dutch ‘silver rider’ ducatons dated 1758 and 1761. The ducatons feature a mounted knight on horseback and the crowned arms of the United Netherlands on the reverse, with a shield indicating Amsterdam, the province of minting.
See: S. Welz- Cape Silver &Silversmiths, Page 49 for a version by Ahlers in the Africana Museum.
Dimensions: 14.3 cm high by 6 cm middle diameter by 4.8 cm top diameter.
Weight: 324 grams.
Provenance: The Old Corkscrew