Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
Property Of A Private Collector
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Lot 71
A cased George II silver tea caddy set Thomas Gilpin, London 1752
27 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£12,000 - £18,000
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A cased George II silver tea caddy set
Thomas Gilpin, London 1752
Comprising two tea caddies and a sugar box, after a design by Paul De Lamerie, chased and embossed with chinoiserie scenes of tea pickers surrounded by scrolls, shells and lion masks, the sides engraved with the arms of Sir Harry Burrard, the hinged lids with floral finials, in a fitted case with silver fitments, the hinged stamped with maker's mark 'I.W', height of sugar box 15cm, weight 40oz.
Comprising two tea caddies and a sugar box, after a design by Paul De Lamerie, chased and embossed with chinoiserie scenes of tea pickers surrounded by scrolls, shells and lion masks, the sides engraved with the arms of Sir Harry Burrard, the hinged lids with floral finials, in a fitted case with silver fitments, the hinged stamped with maker's mark 'I.W', height of sugar box 15cm, weight 40oz.
Footnotes
Sir Harry Burrard (1707 - 1791), 1st Baronet, of Walhampton, was an MP for Lymington, riding forester of the New Forest and Governor of Calshot Castle. In 1769 he was created Baronet. He married firstly in 1731 Alicia Snape and secondly in 1754 Mary Frances Clarke, daughter of James Clarke. He was succeeded as 2nd Baronet by his eldest son, by his second wife, Sir Harry Burrard-Neale (1765 - 1840).
Examples of Paul De Lamerie's originals can be found in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Jerome and Rita Gans Collection of English Silver 97.28.1-2.
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