Tea caddy by Nash, Bowles fl. 1720–ca.1725, goldsmith; rococo style. Cuboid tea caddy with a circular domed lid and a bowl on the top; chamfered side edges; movable slide-in bottom. Surface decorated with repoussé ornament with floral and rocaille motifs on a grained background; on the front an oval rocaille cartouche topped with an eagle, with an engraved inscription inside: KENNETH Mc LEOD, / to his much loved Sister / ANNE ZABA, / Oct 23 rd 1848; on the back wall a bouquet of flowers; on the sides blooming, leafy roses. Engraved S on the bottom. Dates: 1723/1724 tins, ca. mid-19th century decoration. Place of origin: London, England, Great Britain. Function: vessel for loose-leaf tea; accessories: tea. Dimensions: height 12 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm; weight ca. 230 g., A metallic octagonal object viewed from above with a raised circular center and decorative concentric ridges and scalloped etching, showing a smooth shiny surface with small dark spots and areas of slight tarnish...
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Tea caddy by Nash, Bowles fl. 1720–ca.1725, goldsmith; rococo style. Cuboid tea caddy with a circular domed lid and a bowl on the top; chamfered side edges; movable slide-in bottom. Surface decorated with repoussé ornament with floral and rocaille motifs on a grained background; on the front an oval rocaille cartouche topped with an eagle, with an engraved inscription inside: KENNETH Mc LEOD, / to his much loved Sister / ANNE ZABA, / Oct 23 rd 1848; on the back wall a bouquet of flowers; on the sides blooming, leafy roses. Engraved S on the bottom. Dates: 1723/1724 tins, ca. mid-19th century decoration. Place of origin: London, England, Great Britain. Function: vessel for loose-leaf tea; accessories: tea. Dimensions: height 12 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm; weight ca. 230 g., A metallic octagonal object viewed from above with a raised circular center and decorative concentric ridges and scalloped etching, showing a smooth shiny surface with small dark spots and areas of slight tarnish; the visible colors are silver, white, and small accents of dark gray.

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Tea caddy Nash Bowles fl 1720–ca.1725 goldsmith rococo style Cuboid tea caddy circular domed lid bowl top chamfered side edges movable slide-in bottom Surface decorated repoussé ornament floral rocaille motifs grained background front oval rocaille cartouche topped eagle engraved inscription inside KENNETH Mc LEOD loved Sister Anne Zaba Oct 23 rd 1848 back wall bouquet flowers sides blooming leafy roses Engraved S bottom Dates 1723 1724 tins ca mid-19th century decoration Place origin London England Great Britain Function vessel loose-leaf tea accessories Dimensions height 12 cm width 7.7 cm depth 5.7 cm weight ca 230 g metallic octagonal object viewed raised circular center decorative concentric ridges scalloped etching showing smooth shiny surface small dark spots areas slight tarnish visible colors silver white small accents dark gray.

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