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Tea caddy, Nash, Bowles fl. 1720–ca.1725 maker: goldsmith; rococo style; made for loose-leaf tea; cuboid tea caddy with a circular domed lid and a bowl on top; chamfered side edges; movable slide-in bottom. Surface decorated with repoussé floral and rocaille motifs on a grained background; front has an oval rocaille cartouche topped with an eagle containing an engraved inscription: KENNETH Mc LEOD, / to his much loved Sister / ANNE ZABA, / Octr 23 rd 1848; back wall with a bouquet of flowers; side walls with blooming leafy roses. Engraved A on the bottom. Dates: 1723/1724 tins; decoration ca. mid-19th century. Origin: London, England, Great Britain. Vessel. Height 12 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm, weight ca. 230 g., The image shows a metallic, silver-colored ornate container with an open cylindrical neck on top and an attached flat base extension. The container has an octagonal form with decorative panels on its sides featuring embossed floral and foliate motifs, curved scrollwork, and patterned borders. The surface displays a mix of smooth reflective areas and finely textured backgrounds, with raised decorative bands along the edges and a scalloped border around the top face. The visible colors are silver tones and subtle variations of gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A08_271

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54.3Mo (1.1Mo) / 33.9cm x 40.1cm / 4002 x 4739 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Tea caddy Nash Bowles fl 1720–ca.1725 maker goldsmith rococo style loose-leaf tea cuboid tea caddy circular domed lid bowl top chamfered side edges movable slide-in bottom Surface decorated repoussé floral rocaille motifs grained background front oval rocaille cartouche topped eagle containing engraved inscription KENNETH Mc LEOD loved Sister Anne Zaba Octr 23 rd 1848 back wall bouquet flowers side walls blooming leafy roses Engraved A bottom Dates 1723 1724 tins decoration ca mid-19th century Origin London England Great Britain Vessel Height 12 cm width 7.7 cm depth 5.7 cm weight ca 230 g image metallic silver-colored ornate container open cylindrical neck attached flat base extension container octagonal form decorative panels sides featuring embossed floral foliate motifs curved scrollwork patterned borders surface displays mix smooth reflective areas finely textured backgrounds raised decorative bands scalloped border top face visible colors silver tones subtle variations gray.