Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 332A
A rare Newlyn Industrial Classes copper tea caddy
Estimate £300 - £350 | Hammer £300
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Description
A rare Newlyn Industrial Classes copper tea caddy, rectangular section with hinged cover, hammered in relief to the front with a bird perched on a buoy with wings outstretched, the sides with cormorants perched on a rock, the back a decorative strap design inset with seashells, the cover with domed centre, and a Newlyn Industrial Classes plate hammered in relief with a large scaly fish, stamped Newlyn to base, 17cm. high, (2)
Literature
Daryl Bennett & Colin Pill Newlyn Copper, Sansom & Company, page 121 this design illustrated.