A GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY OVAL TEA CADDY WITH A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TEA-CADDIES AND A SUGAR BOWL AND COVER

A GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY OVAL TEA CADDY WITH A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TEA-CADDIES AND A SUGAR BOWL AND COVER
MID-18TH CENTURY, THE TEA-CADDIES AND SUGAR BOWL WITH THE MARK OF SAMUEL TAYLOR, LONDON, 1752
The hinged tulipwood crossbanded top centred by a patera, the front with foliate arabesques concealing a red velvet-lined interior with two pear-shaped tea-caddies and sugar bowl on spreading feet with gadrooned border, the detachable covers each with foliate-cast finial, each marked underneath and inside cover
6½ in. (16 cm.) high; 13¼ in. (34 cm.) wide; 6½ in. (17 cm.) deep;
the caddies 5 in. (14.5 cm.) high;
28 oz. 10 dwt (885 gr.)