Silver & Objects of Vertu - 14th July 2026
Lot 372
A cased pair of George II silver tea caddies and a sugar bowl and cover,
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2286
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Description
A cased pair of George II silver tea caddies and a sugar bowl and cover,
by Samuel Taylor, London 1747,
the caddies of oblong form with embossed scroll foliate decoration with central engraved crests and armorials, the pull-off cover with shell finials, the sugar bowl and cover of tapering circular form with similar decoration, plus a later pair of sugar nips possibly by John Holloway, with silver-mounted leather case box with a carrying handle and scroll lock plate, on four claw and ball feet, height of caddies 13.8cm, total approx. weight 36.7oz.