A SILVER AND MIXED-METAL TEA CADDY**

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1878

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A SILVER AND MIXED-METAL TEA CADDY**
Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1878
Rectangular, on four pierced scroll feet, the body applied with fretwork borders, bamboo stalks and flowers, applied to each side with an oval ivory plaque applied with copper, silver and gold acrobats and dancers, the detachable cover with ring handle, stylized leaves and two flies, the interior gilt, marked under base
Length over handles 7 5/8in.; 18oz. 10dwt. gross weight

Lot Essay

A tea caddy of similar design also featuring Japanese ivory plaques is illustrated in John Loring, Magnificent Tiffany Silver, 2001, p. 35. Loring speculates that the ivory plaques were purchased by English designer, Christopher Dresser, when he visited Japan in 1876-77 on a buying trip for Tiffany & Co.

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