ID 992572 
Lot 128  | A GEORGE II SILVER TEA CADDY
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000 
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1744
Oblong, chased on each side with chinoiserie landscape scenes of figures harvesting sugarcanes, the corners surmounted by putto masks with leafy collars and hats, the sliding cover with a tea plant finial, marked on base, the cover unmarked
51/4 in. (13.3 cm.) high
14 oz. 18 dwt. (464 gr.)
Provenance
With Crichton Brothers, London, until 1894,
Anonymous sale [Crichton Brothers]; Christie's, London, 22 February 1894, lot 21 for a set of three (£250 to Duveen).
With Duveen Brothers, New York and London.
The Estate of Sydney R. Newman; Christie's, New York, 17 October 1996, lot 333.
Literature
W. J. Cripps, Old English Plate, Ecclesiastical, Decorative, and Domestic: its Makers and Marks, London, 1886, p. 344 (this set of caddies or similar model).
A. Stevens, K. Richenburg and G. Walkling eds., The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies, Woodbridge, 2022, p. 308, fig. 17.15.
| Artist: | Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Medium: | Silver | 
| Historical era: | Period of George II | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Category: | Tea caddies | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases | 
| Artist: | Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Medium: | Silver | 
| Historical era: | Period of George II | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Category: | Tea caddies | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases | 
| Address of auction | 
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