Thomas Heming
A Set of Three George II Antique English Silver Tea Caddies in Fitted Box, 1752
Height: 5.25 in.
Weight: 36 oz. 10 dwt.
London
H0409
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Consisting of two tea caddies and a sugar box, each of molded rectangular form, the long sides embossed with a tea-picking scene below a lion’s head and within scrolls and...
Consisting of two tea caddies and a sugar box, each of molded rectangular form, the long sides embossed with a tea-picking scene below a lion’s head and within scrolls and trelliswork, the short sides with an Asian cottage, the hinged cover with cast cherub finial, all in a fitted shagreen case with silver mounts.
Provenance: Robert S. Pirie, a prominent New York lawyer and banker, acquired from Queen Elizabeth II.
Provenance: Robert S. Pirie, a prominent New York lawyer and banker, acquired from Queen Elizabeth II.