Lot 186
186
AN ARMORIAL TEA CADDY AND A COVER

Details
AN ARMORIAL TEA CADDY AND A COVER
CIRCA 1750

With the Royal Arms of Scotland on the front, gilt initials on the sides and the Badge of the Order of the Thistle on the back, rim restoration
5in. (12.7cm.) high

Lot Essay

From a service possibly made for (George) William Frederick, later George III, or for his cousin, William Frederick, later William I of the Netherlands, or for his nephew, William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester. See D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p. 504.