Silver - 27th October 2010

Lot 1372

A pair of George II silver tea caddies and sugar bowl and cover en suite

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000

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Description

A pair of George II silver tea caddies and sugar bowl and cover en suite, by Samuel Taylor, London 1748, inverted baluster form, heavy foliate scroll decoration, domed pull-off covers with foliate finials, with later recesses for spoons, the sugar bowl of circular baluster form, engraved with a crowned crest, height of caddies 16cm, approx. weight 35oz. (3) The crest and coronet are for Belayse, Earl Fauconberg of Newborough, Yorkshire.