A cased pair of Victorian silver Chinoiserie tea caddies,

A cased pair of Victorian silver Chinoiserie tea caddies,
by Joseph Angell I & Joseph Angell II, London 1840,
in the Paul de Lamerie Rococo manner, upright rectangular form, embossed and chased with scenes of figures picking fruit and of buildings in a landscape, below lion masks among foliate scroll and shell decoration, hinged lids, the undersides engraved with a crest, initials and the inscription 'Royal Prize, won at Fernhill, 18 August 1843', on a scroll foot, height 12.5cm, the ebonised wooden case with silver mounts, by Susanna Cook, London 1843, the hinges by George Richards, London 1843, the hinged lid with a cartouche inscribed 'ROYAL PRIZE 1843', the interior lined with blue velvet, total approx. weighable 21.8oz. (2)

For a similar pair of tea caddies by Paul de Lamerie, London 1751, see The Jerome and Rita Gans Collection, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, no.97.28.1-2.