A GEORGE II PADOUK AND BRASS-MOUNTED TEA CADDY

CIRCA 1750

Details

A GEORGE II PADOUK AND BRASS-MOUNTED TEA CADDY
Circa 1750
The scrolled handles issuing from dolphin-head clasps on a incurved lid opening to a fitted interior, the bombé form case on scrolled acanthus-form feet
6½in. (17cm.) high, 10¾in. (27cm.) wide, 5¾in. (15cm.) deep

Literature

S. Masten, 'Dealer's Choice: A Showcase for Museum Pieces in North Carolina', Southern Accents, December 1984, p.69 (shown in situ in the Parlor).

Lot Essay

Thomas Chippendale featured the bombé form in his Director patterns and a similarly shaped 'Tea Chest' design features in plate CLIX in the 1763 edition. Dolphins that form the handles on this caddy also figure in Chippendale's patterns in the 'modern' or French rocaille taste. A similar rococo-mounted caddy is illustrated in G. Wills, English Furniture 1760-1900, New York, 1971, p.30, fig.24.

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