Mystery Photo ?

Posts : 747 Join date : 2009-10-18

Doe's anyone know what this is.
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late nineteenth, early twentieth century. art Nouveau!
Zulu Shield,iwisa, waggon wheel..horns of the Buffalo..
Blood river?.

Posts : 1261 Join date : 2010-04-12

They look like powder horns on the sides.

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chard1879

powder horns agree

Subject: Re: Mystery Photo ? Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:47 pm

I wonder if it has something to do with the voortrekkers?

John Y.

Posts : 1603 Join date : 2009-09-21

Blood River. Commemrative insignia. Is it a letter opener?

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Dave

Posts : 249 Join date : 2013-06-01

Is it silver, any hall marks?
Agree with the suggestions above.

Subject: Mystery Photo ? Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:00 pm

I think Dave has hit the nail on the head ! , it looks like it may be a Letter opener ?
90th Salute

Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25

I'll go with letter opener!

Subject: Re: Mystery Photo ? Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:38 pm

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“Description: A set of 6 teaspoons and matching jamspoon in original box, designed to commemorate the inauguration of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria on 16 December 1949. The front of the spoons have the Boer oxwagon wheel and powder horns, along with the Zulu shield and assegaai (spear). The rear has an outline of the Voortrekker Monument, with inscription "1949 SVK UWB". These spoons are good quality, with cast design. SVK stands for Sentrale Volksmonumente Komitee (Central Peoples Monument Committee) which was formed in 1931, with the aim to build a monument to honour the Voortrekkers (Pioneers) who left the Cape Colony in 1835. The spoons were sold to assist raising funds for the building of the monument, which cost GBP 350000. The hallmarks are clear on all spoons. The spoons were designed by the famous South African artist W.H. Coetzer, the original design is in MuseumAfrika in Johannesburg, and depicted in " Catalogue of Pictures in the Africana Museum", vol 6, pg 157, C1113. Willem Hermanus Coetzer also designed the Great Trek Commemorative postage stamps in 1938 and designed the marble friezes and tapesties in the Voortrekker Monument in 1948. This set matches item S1317, which has been sold.”

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Again..bloody well done! Salute

Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25

Nice one LH. So it's not a Letter Knife! Very Happy

Subject: Re: Mystery Photo ? Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:38 am

Very well done LH, brilliant bit of work agree

And John Young was also spot on when he mentioned the Voortrekkers, well done John agree

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