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MARK OF EDWARD DOBSON OR EDWARD DARVILL, LONDON, 1766
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A pair of George II silver tea-caddies in a silver-mounted mother-of-pearl case
Mark of Edward Dobson or Edward Darvill, London, 1766
The oblong caddies with reeded and gadrooned borders and slightly domed covers each with detachable cast flower finial, one fully marked on base, one marked on base and rim with maker's mark and sterling mark only, the case applied with mother-of-pearl panels carved with Classical feasts and romance scenes, amid scrolling foliage, flowers, diaperwork and birds, with mother-of-pearl carved rope-twist borders, on four silver scroll feet, with silver hinges and lockplate
the caddies, 3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) long, the case, 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) long
the caddies, 20oz. (643gr.) (2)
Mark of Edward Dobson or Edward Darvill, London, 1766
The oblong caddies with reeded and gadrooned borders and slightly domed covers each with detachable cast flower finial, one fully marked on base, one marked on base and rim with maker's mark and sterling mark only, the case applied with mother-of-pearl panels carved with Classical feasts and romance scenes, amid scrolling foliage, flowers, diaperwork and birds, with mother-of-pearl carved rope-twist borders, on four silver scroll feet, with silver hinges and lockplate
the caddies, 3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) long, the case, 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) long
the caddies, 20oz. (643gr.) (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Please note that a similar mid-eighteenth century Cantonese casket decorated with the same 'antique' scenes, is illustrated in Chinese Export Art, by M. Jourdain and R. Soame Jenyns, London, 1967, fig. 127.