Tea caddy by Nash, Bowles fl. 1720–ca.1725 goldsmith; rococo style; made to contain loose-leaf tea. Cuboid tea caddy with 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 with an oval rocaille cartouche topped by an eagle, with engraved inscription inside: KENNETH Mc LEOD, / to his much loved Sister / ANNE ZABA, / Oct 23 rd 1848; back with a bouquet of flowers; sides with blooming, leafy roses. Engraved S on the bottom; 1723/1724 tins; ca. mid-19th century decoration; London, England, Great Britain. Vessel; height 12 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm; weight ca. 230 g., A decorative metallic container with a domed lid sits against a plain light gray background; the container has an ornate hexagonal shape with embossed floral and scrollwork patterns on its panels, including raised flowers and leaves, and scalloped and fan-like textured bands on the sides, all in a s...
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Tea caddy by Nash, Bowles fl. 1720–ca.1725 goldsmith; rococo style; made to contain loose-leaf tea. Cuboid tea caddy with 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 with an oval rocaille cartouche topped by an eagle, with engraved inscription inside: KENNETH Mc LEOD, / to his much loved Sister / ANNE ZABA, / Oct 23 rd 1848; back with a bouquet of flowers; sides with blooming, leafy roses. Engraved S on the bottom; 1723/1724 tins; ca. mid-19th century decoration; London, England, Great Britain. Vessel; height 12 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm; weight ca. 230 g., A decorative metallic container with a domed lid sits against a plain light gray background; the container has an ornate hexagonal shape with embossed floral and scrollwork patterns on its panels, including raised flowers and leaves, and scalloped and fan-like textured bands on the sides, all in a shiny silver color with areas of subtle shadow and reflection giving darker gray tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A08_278

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46.0Mo (1.1Mo) / 28.7cm x 40.1cm / 3392 x 4739 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Tea caddy Nash Bowles fl 1720–ca.1725 goldsmith rococo style contain 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 engraved inscription inside KENNETH Mc LEOD loved Sister Anne Zaba Oct 23 rd 1848 back bouquet flowers sides blooming leafy roses Engraved S bottom 1723 1724 tins ca mid-19th century decoration London England Great Britain Vessel height 12 cm width 7.7 cm depth 5.7 cm weight ca 230 g decorative metallic container domed lid sits plain light gray background container ornate hexagonal shape embossed floral scrollwork patterns panels raised flowers leaves scalloped fan- textured bands shiny silver color areas subtle shadow reflection giving darker gray tones.

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