A very fine pair of George II Tea Caddies with matching Sugar Bowl made in London in 1756 by Samuel Taylor.
A very fine pair of George II Tea Caddies with matching Sugar Bowl made in London in 1756 by Samuel Taylor.
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The set comprises of a pair of tea caddies and sugar bowl and each piece stands on a cast pierced foot decorated with scrolls and raying flower heads, on a scale engraved ground. The main body of each piece is baluster in form with swirl fluting and each is chased with Rococo floral and folaite sprays. The front is also engraved with a contemporary Armorial contained within a scroll cartouche. The covers are each decorated, and chased, in the same design as seen on the bodies and each terminates in a floral sprig finial. Each piece is in excelllent condition and is fully marked in the foot. The covers are marked with the sterling mark.
Samuel Taylor was apprentice to the Caddy maker, John Newton, 3rd March, 1737. His first mark was entered on 3rd May, 1744. He had workshops in Maiden Lane, Wood Street, when this set was made. Like his Master, whose business he probably succeeded to, Taylor was a specialist in tea caddies and sugar bowls and his mark is rarely, if ever, found on pieces outside of this category.
Tea Caddies:
Height: 5.1 inches, 12,75 cm.
Diameter at the widest point: 3.5 inches, 8.75 cm.
Sugar Bowl:
Height: 4.7 inches, 11.75 cm.
Diameter at the widest point: 4.5 inches, 11.25 cm
Total Weight: 34oz
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