THE ENAMELS ATTRIBUTED TO SADLER & GREEN, CIRCA 1760

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A GEORGE III EBONY, IVORY AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED TEA CADDY
THE ENAMELS ATTRIBUTED TO SADLER & GREEN, CIRCA 1760
The hinged, cavetto moulded lid revealing three removable compartments with sliding covers, the top with a lattice and rosette panel, the sides depicting elegant seated figures taking tea and playing backgammon, bucolic and classical landscapes, on ogee bracket feet, some panels cracked
6½ in. (17 cm.) high; 9½ in. (24 cm.) wide; 5¾ in. (15 cm.) deep

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

The Liverpool firm created by John Sadler and Guy Green around 1756 were responsible for large quantities of transfer-printed tiles, enamels, pottery and porcelain. The present lot features on its reverse a plaque taken from Robert Sayer's print Harvest Home of circa 1760, previously adapted from Henry Robert's headpiece for a song by Dr. Arne entitled My Grandmother's Cot, printed in Clio and Euterpe, vol. I, 1758. In 1763 Sadler wrote to Josiah Wedgwood, with whom he had previously collaborated, requesting several prints including Harvest Home (see Norman Stetton, 'Some sources for designs on Wedgwood transfer-printed creamware', Antiques, June 1982, pp. 1390-95). A closely related caddy was sold Sotheby's, London, 15 November 1996, lot 10 (£5,980 including premium).

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