Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy

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Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy

About the Item

A fine and impressive, antique Georgian English sterling silver tea caddy in the Regency style; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This fine antique George III sterling silver tea caddy has a plain Regency style bombe shaped form. The incurved corners to each edge are ornamented with applied ribbed borders, simulating a panelled effect to the plain waisted body. The front surface is embellished with a fine and impressive bright cut engraved crest displaying out of a ducal coronet a phoenix, wings extended. The tea caddy retains the original plain domed hallmarked hinged cover embellished with further applied gadroon style decoration to the rim. The cover is surmounted with the original sterling silver rectangular chamfered finial. The lower portion of this Georgian silver tea caddy is supported by an impressive pierced decorated gallery incorporating chased leaf decorated bracket style feet in the Regency style. The maker's mark of this impressive piece is a part of the missing marks register for largeworkers and remains untraced. Dimensions Length 10.5cm/4.1" Width 8.8cm/3.5" Height to top of finial 13.5cm/5.3" Weight 10 troy ounces/311g Maker: Maker's Mark T.L (Untraced) Origin: London, England Date: 1770 Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request. Reflections in photography may detract from the true representation of this piece of Georgian silverware. SKU: W8245

Dimensions:
Height: 5.3 in (13.47 cm)Width: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Depth: 4.1 in (10.42 cm)
Style:
Regency (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Silver,Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1770-1779
Date of Manufacture:
1770
Condition:
This Georgian tea caddy is a very good gauge of silver, fine quality and in excellent presentation condition. The decoration is very sharp and the bright cut engraved decoration is very crisp. Full hallmarks and lion passant are all very clear.
Seller Location:
Jesmond, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: W82451stDibs: LU120022601252