Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 540
A GEORGE II PADOUK AND BRASS MOUNTED TEA CADDY
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A GEORGE II PADOUK AND BRASS MOUNTED TEA CADDY
IN THE MANNER OF LANDALL & GORDON, C.1750-60
of bombé form, the hinged lid with a cast gilt brass Rococo handle decorated with scrolls, dolphin heads and a shell, the interior with three divisions
18cm high, 27cm wide, 15cm deep
Provenance
Purchased from Christie's New York,18 October 2001, lot 61.
A Private Collection.
Literature
See Geoffrey Wills, English Furniture 1760-1900, p.30 fig. 24. for a similar Rococo mounted tea caddy.
S. Masten, Dealer's Choice: A Showcase for Museum Pieces in North Carolina , Southern Accents, December 1984, p.69 (shown in situ in the parlour).