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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 top; chamfered side edges; movable slide-in bottom. Surface decorated with repoussé ornament of floral and rocaille motifs on a grained background; front has an oval rocaille cartouche topped with an eagle, with engraved inscription inside: KENNETH Mc LEOD, / to his much loved Sister / ANNE ZABA, / Oct 23rd 1848; back wall with a bouquet of flowers; sides with blooming, leafy roses. Engraved S on the bottom; tins dated 1723/1724; decoration dated ca. mid-19th century. Origin: London, England, Great Britain. Material: vessel for loose-leaf tea; height 12 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm, weight ca. 230 g., A metallic container with a reflective silver surface, shown resting on a flat silver base that extends outward; the container has an octagonal shape with a wide cylindrical opening at the top and ornate raised decorative panels on its sides featuring embossed scrollwork, leaf-like motifs, and curved feathered shapes; one panel shows an embossed bird-like form above an oval cartouche, and adjacent panels display layered petal or shell-like patterns and floral reliefs; the overall color palette is silver with subtle variations in tone from polished highlights to slightly darker shaded areas.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A08_280

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57.4Mo (1.1Mo) / 35.9cm x 40.1cm / 4235 x 4739 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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 23rd 1848 back wall bouquet flowers sides blooming leafy roses Engraved S bottom tins dated 1723 1724 decoration ca mid-19th century Origin London England Great Britain Material vessel loose-leaf tea height 12 cm width 7.7 cm depth 5.7 cm weight ca 230 g metallic container reflective silver surface shown resting flat silver base extends outward container octagonal shape wide cylindrical opening ornate raised decorative panels featuring embossed scrollwork leaf- motifs curved feathered shapes panel embossed bird- form oval cartouche adjacent panels display layered petal shell- patterns floral reliefs color palette silver subtle variations tone polished highlights slightly darker shaded areas.