Collector’s Corner

With Daryl Kriel from Kensington Bond

I have this Coffee pot with a crest on it. Please could I have more information and perhaps a value? information and perhaps a value? - Carmine - Carmine

Looking at the silver hallmarks on your coffee pot I can identify it as a Portuguese mark, more specifi cally Lisbon 1816-1828. The intriguing thing about this pot is that the crest is for the Scottish family Colquhoun (presumably James Colquhoun, 27th Laird of Luss) so why on Portuguese silver?

I dug a little deeper and found that James had large interests in the port and wine industries of Portugal, helping to negotiate a commercial treaty encouraging trade in Scottish wool and Portuguese wine.

The pot was probably part of a set and given as a gift from one of the Portuguese traders. Your pot would probably fetch between R10 000 and R15 000 on auction.

The intriguing thing about this pot is that the crest is for the Scottish family Colquhoun...

If anyone has anything interesting to sell or value, give Daryl from Kensington Bond Auctioneers a call on 033 330 3185 or 082 297 1117.