Arts and Crafts - 17th June 2015
Lot 335
A silver tea caddy and cover with en suite caddy spoon designed by James Herbert Macnair
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £6800
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Description
A silver tea caddy and cover with en suite caddy spoon designed by James Herbert Macnair, square section, cast with panels of putti on three sides, with foliate hinges, the spoon modelled as a flower bud, stamped marks to base Glasgow 1910,
Literature
Roger Bilcliff, James Herbert Macnair Glasgow & Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool Bulletin (1970) pages 48-74, reproduced on the Victorian Web website. an identical caddy listed as formerly in the collection of Miss C Armstrong.