ID 992501
Lot 171 | A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER TRIANGULAR TEA CADDIES
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
MARK OF ANTHONY NELME, LONDON, CIRCA 1716-18, BRITANNIA STANDARD
Each plain of triangular section and with detachable cylindrical covers with moulded borders, engraved with a coat-of-arms within a foliate cartouche, marked on sides, bases and covers
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
13 oz. 1 dwt. (407 gr.)
The arms are those of Shore.
Provenance
G. A. Bosman Esq.; Sotheby's, London, 19 May 1955, lot 73, (£165 to Crichton), one of the pair.
One with Crichton Brothers, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 30 April 1996, lot 102.
Literature
A. Stevens, K. Richenburg and G. Walkling ed., The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies, Woodbridge, 2022, p. 305, fig. 17.7.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Anthony Nelme |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tea caddies |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Artist: | Anthony Nelme |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| 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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