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PROPERTY OF A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
A SET OF THREE GEORGE II SILVER-GILT TEA CADDIES
MARK OF SAMUEL HERBERT, LONDON, 1749
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A SET OF THREE GEORGE II SILVER-GILT TEA CADDIES
MARK OF SAMUEL HERBERT, LONDON, 1749
Each bombé-form, repoussé and chased with Chinoiserie and rococo motifs, each with putto and bird finials, one side engraved with a coat-of-arms, the other side with a crest, in associated shagreen, silver-mounted case engraved with a different coat-of-arms, each caddy marked on base, the covers apparently unmarked, the base of two caddies engraved A*G and with scratch weight 8:9 and 7:12, the silver hinges of the case marked TW
The largest caddy 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high; 25 oz. (790 gr.) weighable silver (3)
MARK OF SAMUEL HERBERT, LONDON, 1749
Each bombé-form, repoussé and chased with Chinoiserie and rococo motifs, each with putto and bird finials, one side engraved with a coat-of-arms, the other side with a crest, in associated shagreen, silver-mounted case engraved with a different coat-of-arms, each caddy marked on base, the covers apparently unmarked, the base of two caddies engraved A*G and with scratch weight 8:9 and 7:12, the silver hinges of the case marked TW
The largest caddy 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high; 25 oz. (790 gr.) weighable silver (3)
Provenance
Richard Yeakel, Laguna Beach, California
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