Daniel Hockly
Active 1819- 1835
Daniel Hockly was born in London in 1787 and was recorded as a silversmith working from 1809-1819. In December 1819 he sailed for the Cape on board the Chapman, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and four children. They landed at Algoa Bay in April 1820 and at first settled at the mouth of the Fish River, later moving to Uitenhage, Grahamstown, Cradock and Graff-Reinet, where he died in 1835.
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Daniel Hockly, c.1787-1835 the hinged cover engraved with foliate and wrigglework, gilt interior, 3,5cm long; and another, the hinged cover engraved with a heart and initials ‘MMDJ’ enclosed by wrigglework borders, 6cm long.
Provenance: Strauss & Co, The Mary Eleanor Hibbert Cape Silver Collection, 9 July 2025.