Johannes Combrink
Active 1814-1853
The son of Jan (Johannes) Combrink and Johanna Elizabeth Essler, baptised at the Cape on 3 June 1781. Married Aurelia Wilhelmina Lotter on 5 April 1807. Died 9 November 1853.
A rare Cape silver tablespoon in the Old English thread pattern, we have only noted 2 examples of Cape silver in this pattern in the body of literature. The spoon is the usual Old English shape, but with a double thread around the edge, this is double struck (occurs on the front and back of the spoon). The spoon is engraved with original owner’s initials IM in script. The spoon is hallmarked with makers mark IC, the mark is slightly blurred, we assume the punch was worn when it was struck. The spoon is also hallmarked with the “Cape Stub”, 4 pseudo – English hallmarks (lion passant, date letter, duty mark and leopard’s head) struck mechanically in a fly press (see article on Cape Stub in “The Finial, 2007, and in the articles tab above), these marks have some wear but are still clearly visible. We believe this spoon was made by hand, you can see differences in how the thread has been applied. Please note our condition report, this spoon has been well used. David Heller, in his book “History of Cape Silver Vol. 1, shows 2 examples of this pattern, a spoon (Plate 50, page 124) and a fork (Plate 61, page 146).
Weight: 60 grams
Dimensions: 22.7 cm
Provenance: Leopard Antiques