A FINE EARLY 19TH CENTURY COMMEMORATIVE 'NELSON' TEA CADDY, CONSTRUCTED FROM VICTORY TIMBER

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A FINE EARLY 19TH CENTURY COMMEMORATIVE 'NELSON' TEA CADDY, CONSTRUCTED FROM VICTORY TIMBER
The sarcophagus-shaped caddy with ebony lining and brass stringing and lettering for Nelson's principal victories, the front inscribed TRAFALGAR 21 OCTOBER 1805 and the England Expects ... signal around a silver portrait medallion of Nelson, the lid with reeded edge, surmounted by a brass anchor and VICTORY inside, the twin canisters inscribed POWDER and SHOT, the underside with brass plaque inscribed THIS CABINET IS MADE FROM A PIECE OF DECK OF THE "VICTORY" WHEREON THE IMMORTAL NELSON FELL WHEN HE RECIEVED HIS DEATH WOUND AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR 21 OCTOBER 1805. DESIGNED BY CAPTAIN BROWNE R.N. LIVERPOOL, on four brass cannonball feet, cannon-type key with naval gun carriage rest and letters of provenance from the early 19th century -- 10 x 10½ x 6¼in. (25.5 x 27 x 16cm.)

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Lot Essay

Although not specifically identified, the Captain Browne named as this caddy's designer is almost certainly Captain George Browne who served as a Signal-Lieutenant on Victory at Trafalgar and, as such, was one of the officers who, with Pasco, prepared the famous England Expects signal prior to the battle. After Trafalgar he served under Lord Collingwood until the latter's death in 1809.

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