A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TEA CADDIES AND MATCHING...
Comprising a sugar box with hinged cover and pair of tea caddies with sliding covers, all three similarly chased and embossed wth Chinese figures picking tea with Chinese architectural features beyond, the ends each chased with a two story building, framed by rococo scrolls, lion's masks, and panels of diaperwork, the covers each with flower finial, marked on bases, the covers unmarked, the bases with scratch weights 10=0, 10=2 and 15=13
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
35 oz. 3 dwt. (1,092 gr.)
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The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Smith; Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 2000, lot 56.
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Comprising a sugar box with hinged cover and pair of tea caddies with sliding covers, all three similarly chased and embossed wth Chinese figures picking tea with Chinese architectural features beyond, the ends each chased with a two story building, framed by rococo scrolls, lion's masks, and panels of diaperwork, the covers each with flower finial, marked on bases, the covers unmarked, the bases with scratch weights 10=0, 10=2 and 15=13
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
35 oz. 3 dwt. (1,092 gr.)
Provenance
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Smith; Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 2000, lot 56.
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