A GEORGE III SILVER TWIN-COMPARTMENT TEA CADDY WITH CENTRAL FIXED REEDED HANDLE
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A GEORGE III SILVER TWIN-COMPARTMENT TEA CADDY WITH CENTRAL FIXED REEDED HANDLE

MARK OF HENRY CHAWNER AND JOHN EMES, LONDON, 1796

Closed18 March 2014

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A GEORGE III SILVER TWIN-COMPARTMENT TEA CADDY WITH CENTRAL FIXED REEDED HANDLE
MARK OF HENRY CHAWNER AND JOHN EMES, LONDON, 1796
Shaped oval with bright engraved bands of leaves and shells, the hinged covers fitted with locks for each compartment, engraved to one side with a coat of arms and to the other with a crest above monogram WCA, each within a wreath
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
15 oz. (466 gm.)

Specialist note

The arms are those of Adair, originally of Heatherton Park, Somerset, impaling Backwell.