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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDIES IN SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL CASE

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07.07.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 95 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDIES IN SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL CASE
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDIES IN SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL CASE

LONDON, 1771, MARK T.I. (GRIMWADE NO. 3840)

Each plain oval and engraved with scenes of Chinese figures in landscapes, one harvesting melons, one picking flowers, one contemplating herself, another holding bells, the hinged cover applied with flower sprig finial, the body engraved on the side with a crest in a shield, one with silver-gilt interior, one lead lined, with contemporary tortoiseshell veneered case with silver mounts, the applied central cartouche later engraved with a crest, with key, each marked underneath and in cover

the caddies 4 1/4 in. (10.7 cm.) high; the case 9 1/8 in. (23 cm.) wide

gross weight 19 oz. 19 dwt. (621 gr.)





Provenance

C. Baird Esq.; Sotheby's, London, November 14, 1963, lot 146.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 19 June 1986, lot 43.

A Gentleman; Christie's, New York, 19 October 2001, lot 334.



Literature

C. Truman ed., The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 104, p. 142.

A. Stevens, K. Richenburg, G. Walkling ed., The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies, Woodbridge, 2022, p. 312, fig. 17.15.



Exhibited

London, 9 Halkin Arcade, Brand Inglis Ltd., A Loan Exhibition of English and Continental Silver, July 1978, no. 27.

London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 104.



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Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Tortoiseshell, Silver
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Category:Tea caddy, Case
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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