A GEORGE II PADOUK AND BRASS MOUNTED TEA CADDY

A GEORGE II PADOUK AND BRASS MOUNTED TEA CADDY

IN THE MANNER OF LANDALL & GORDON, C.1750-60

of bombé form, the hinged lid with a cast gilt brass Rococo handle decorated with scrolls, dolphin heads and a shell, the interior with three divisions

18cm high, 27cm wide, 15cm deep

Provenance
Purchased from Christie's New York,18 October 2001, lot 61.

A Private Collection.

Literature

See Geoffrey Wills, English Furniture 1760-1900, p.30 fig. 24. for a similar Rococo mounted tea caddy.

S. Masten, Dealer's Choice: A Showcase for Museum Pieces in North Carolina , Southern Accents, December 1984, p.69 (shown in situ in the parlour).