Property from
THE ESTATE OF TERENCE J. FOX
A FINE GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDY
Details
A FINE GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDY
MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS & JOSEPH PREEDY, LONDON, 1790
Urn-form, on four columnar supports with reeded lower band, the rim with Vitruvian scroll band and suspended laurel garlands below, the hinged stepped and domed cover with bright-cut engraved foliate bands and reeded and foliate ring finial, the front with enclosed keyhole, with key, the cover engraved with a crest, marked under base and cover
8in. (20.3cm.) long; 26oz. (821gr.)
MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS & JOSEPH PREEDY, LONDON, 1790
Urn-form, on four columnar supports with reeded lower band, the rim with Vitruvian scroll band and suspended laurel garlands below, the hinged stepped and domed cover with bright-cut engraved foliate bands and reeded and foliate ring finial, the front with enclosed keyhole, with key, the cover engraved with a crest, marked under base and cover
8in. (20.3cm.) long; 26oz. (821gr.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, November 2, 1989, lot 356.