A VICTORIAN SILVER TEA CADDY MARK OF GEORGE FOX, LONDON,...

In the Chinoiserie style, shaped as a pagoda on four fluted feet, the reeded angles with baluster finials, the sides chased with Chinese landscapes featuring figures and buildings with a verdant landscape, the hinged cover with fluted scale-work rim and chased with foliage and pagodas above, with bird finial, the front with keyhole and lock, key lacking, marked on base and in cover
6 in. (15 cm.) high
18 oz. 6 dwt. (569 gr.)

Provenance
Terence J. Fox (1938-1996), collector and founder of Iroquois Brands, a manufacturer and marketer of tea,
The Terence J. Fox Collection of Tea Equipage,; Christie's, New York, 18 October 1995, lot 366.