A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER TEA CADDY, English, hallmarked for London 1763
Height: 5 ½ in; 14 cm
Width: 4 ¼ in; 11 cm
Depth: 3 ½ in; 9 cm
Width: 4 ¼ in; 11 cm
Depth: 3 ½ in; 9 cm
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£10,000 - £50,000
A rare and fine mid 18th century repousse silver tea caddy by Francis Crump in the Chinoiserie taste of oblong shape, having a hinged lid and sides decorated profusely with...
A rare and fine mid 18th century repousse silver tea caddy by Francis Crump in the Chinoiserie taste of oblong shape, having a hinged lid and sides decorated profusely with Chinese figures, palm trees, flowers, shells and C-scrolls.
Note: This exquisite tea caddy exemplifies the high rococo, a style promoted by Thomas Chippendale in his publication the Gentlemen and Cabinet-maker's Director as the 'modern taste'.
