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JULIANS PARK, HERTFORDSHIRE
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL TOBACCO OR TEA CADDIES
CIRCA 1790, PROBABLY BILSTON
Details
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL TOBACCO OR TEA CADDIES
CIRCA 1790, PROBABLY BILSTON
Each oval box decorated with red, white and gold Garter stars on a navy blue ground with gilt highlights, the hinged lid with fruiting and foliate axe-head handle, the rims with wavy chased motif, the interior with removable press cover, one with gilt foot mount, minor differences; together with a similarly-decorated footed sugar bowl and cover, damages
The caddies: 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high, including handle; 5 in. (12.5 cm.) wide; 4 in. (10 cm.) deep
The sugar bowl: 6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high; 4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) diameter
CIRCA 1790, PROBABLY BILSTON
Each oval box decorated with red, white and gold Garter stars on a navy blue ground with gilt highlights, the hinged lid with fruiting and foliate axe-head handle, the rims with wavy chased motif, the interior with removable press cover, one with gilt foot mount, minor differences; together with a similarly-decorated footed sugar bowl and cover, damages
The caddies: 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high, including handle; 5 in. (12.5 cm.) wide; 4 in. (10 cm.) deep
The sugar bowl: 6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high; 4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The caddies: Acquired by Mrs Audrey Field (née James; later Mrs Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie) circa 1938.
The sugar bowl: with D. M. & P. Manheim.
The sugar bowl: with D. M. & P. Manheim.
Literature
Two caddies: 'A House in Regent's Park. The Hon. Mrs. Peter Pleydell-Bouverie's home, Holme House', Country Life, 20 April 1940, p. 417, fig. 3 (The Dining Room).
F. Collard, Regency Furniture, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 272.
J. Archer Abbott, Jansen, New York, 2006, p. 124.
J. Archer Abbott, Jansen Furniture, New York, 2007, p. 115.
F. Collard, Regency Furniture, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 272.
J. Archer Abbott, Jansen, New York, 2006, p. 124.
J. Archer Abbott, Jansen Furniture, New York, 2007, p. 115.
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Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections