MARK OF FREDERICK VONHAM, LONDON, 1763

Details

A SET OF THREE GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDIES IN FITTED CASE
MARK OF FREDERICK VONHAM, LONDON, 1763
Each of oblong section on scrolling base, chased with Chinese figures and buildings, lions' masks and quatrefoils within scroll panels, the plain sliding covers and the hinged cover with shell and scroll borders and flower finials; together with twelve teaspoons with leaf-shaped bowls and stems applied with insects, unidentified maker's mark J.D. with trefoil above and a pair of matching sugar tongs, marked on bases and covers, and spoon handles; all in silver-mounted fish-skin box, with silver feet, lock-plate and handle, marked on bases, covers and spoon and spoon handles
the caddies 6 in. (15 cm) and 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
49 oz. 12 dwt. (1,544 gr.) weighable silver

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 July 1990, lot 152.

Literature

A. Stevens. K. Richenburg and G. Walkling eds., The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies, Woodbridge, 2022, p. 308, fig. 17.16.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The popularity of this design, first created by Paul de Lamerie in the 1740s, see lot 128, was enduring. Examples, with slight variations, were produced by Phillips Garden and Thomas Heming in the 1750s and later in the 1760s by Emick Romer and Vonham 1750.

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