Vintage 1950s De Klerk (Last SA Coppersmith!) Copper Bowl with Flower Grill and Dropside Handles Marked on Inside 2^nd Generation Harry De Klerk

A VINTAGE DE KLERK MARKED COPPER BOWL WITH DISTINCTIVE DROP SIDE HANDLES. IT HAS THE DE KLERK MARK ON THE INSIDE BOTTOM. THIS BOWL CAME WITH A FLOWER GRILL STAND WHICH IS AN INDICATION OF ITS INTENDED USE.
 
JUDGING BY ITS AGE IT IS CLEARLY A 2ND GENERATION 1950S HARRY DE KLERK ITEM.
 
SOME USED WEAR AND PATINA ON INSIDE SHOWING ITS AGE. OUTSIDE STILL BEAUTIFUL. STRUCTURALLY STRONG AND IN TACT.
 
MARKINGS: A DE KLERK ORIGINAL
 
DE KLERK COPPER CURREY ST DOORNFONTEIN (1919-present):
Larry De Klerks great grandfather, Hendrik Eliza, started the family business around "98 and a half years ago in 1919 in Doornfontein, working as a blacksmith, and later working with brass. He passed the craft onto his son, Hermanus Jakobus (known as Harry) who started working in copper as well. Harrys son Cecil, worked in wrought iron, brass and copper and started teaching Larry the craft when he finished his army stint in 1982.
Harry bought the house in Currey St and was the first coppersmith in Johannesburg. He died in 1962 having passed the craft onto his son, Cecil. Cecil de Klerk was largely involved in making bedwarmers, bowls, jugs, mugs and spoons which were very fashionable in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. They can be seen in homes around the country with their trademark De Klerk stamped underneath each item. He is also known to have made all the plaques, labels, lamps and copper flower pots for the Blue Train. The Florence Nightingale lamp for the JG Stryjdom Hospital in Westdene was also made by him.
Most of the copper was obtained from old geizers that were used in the early Johannesburg houses usually very high quality copper. Nowadays geizers are still used but copper sheets are imported too.
 
Size: 17CM DIAMETER 24CM FROM HANDLE EDGE TO HANDLED EDGE 10CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: SOME USED WEAR AND PATINA ON INSIDE SHOWING ITS AGE. OUTSIDE STILL BEAUTIFUL. STRUCTURALLY STRONG AND IN TACT.
 
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