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S.J. Shrubsole
John Farnell
A Pair of George I Antique English Silver Tea Caddies
A Pair of George I Antique English Silver Tea Caddies
Height: 5 5/8"
description
Each of plain octagonal form on moulded foot, domed removable cover, engraved with a coat of arms within elaborate Baroque mantling, the sliding base with scratched inscription.
The arms are those of Impey, of Hammersmith, London.
The inscription on one reads 'holds 1/3 of a pound', the other partly legible 'This tea Caddie was given by Mrs. Fuller to her daughter Eliza wife of WM. Churton, & by her was transmitted to her daughter Eliza wife of H.P. Churton m. 1852, who in turn left it to her son Henry Churton AD 1878'.
The arms are those of Impey, of Hammersmith, London.
The inscription on one reads 'holds 1/3 of a pound', the other partly legible 'This tea Caddie was given by Mrs. Fuller to her daughter Eliza wife of WM. Churton, & by her was transmitted to her daughter Eliza wife of H.P. Churton m. 1852, who in turn left it to her son Henry Churton AD 1878'.
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