Lot 69
Set of Three George III Silver Tea Caddies, Samuel Courtauld, London, 1762
Lot 69 Details
Set of Three George III Silver Tea Caddies, Samuel Courtauld, London, 1762
engraved with armorials, contained with equipage: twelve tea spoons and sugar nips, in a silver mounted shagreen case
caddies height 6 in — 15.2 cm; case 9.3 x 12.5 x 6.5 in — 23.5 x 31.8 x 16.5 cm
50.3 oz. — 1565 grams
Estimate $3,500-$5,000
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CONDITION DETAILS
Engraved on each caddy with a crest and armorials; one spoon broken at the shank; two very small holes in the base of the larger caddy (sugar); losses to the openwork brackets above two feet on the case; otherwise substantially in good condition; the caddies and covers all well marked under the bases and on the flanges respectively (the equipage apparently not marked); both hinges on the case are also marked, though by another maker, possibly IW or TW