A pair of George II silver tea caddies with a sugar bowl and cover

A pair of George II silver tea caddies with a sugar bowl and cover,

by Samuel Taylor, London 1753,

baluster form, chased foliate scroll decoration, the pull-off covers with flower finials, on raised circular bases, gilded interiors, rope work borders, the sugar bowl of circular bellied form, on a raised circular foot, in a silver-mounted velvet lined wooden case, with silver fittings, the central carrying handle with an armorial, on four claw and ball feet, height of caddies 12.2cm, length of case 31.5cm.

The arms are those of Rooke, of Horton, Kent impaling Cook(e).

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Little Langford, Wiltshire. Sold by order of Trustees of the Estate of the late Miss S.F. Rooke.