A GEORGE II SILVER TEA CADDY SET
WILLIAM TUITE, LONDON, 1757
In the Chinoserie taste, comprising a pair of tea caddies and a sugar box, each rectangular, the sugar box depicting the 'tea picker' motif, the tea caddies depicting a exotic queen beneath an umbrella, each caddy with vacant cartouche, each hinged cover with squirrel finial, marked under each base and cover, Britania standard
6 in. (15 cm.) and 6½ in. (16.3 cm.) high; 32 oz. (996 gr.) gross weight (3)
A GEORGE II SILVER TEA CADDY SET
WILLIAM TUITE, LONDON, 1757
In the Chinoserie taste, comprising a pair of tea caddies and a sugar box, each rectangular, the sugar box depicting the 'tea picker' motif, the tea caddies depicting a exotic queen beneath an umbrella, each caddy with vacant cartouche, each hinged cover with squirrel finial, marked under each base and cover, Britania standard
6 in. (15 cm.) and 6½ in. (16.3 cm.) high; 32 oz. (996 gr.) gross weight (3)
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