This exceptional antique George III sterling silver tea caddy has an oval-shaped form.
The surface of this Georgian silver caddy is encompassed with bright cut engraved tied ribbon foliate swag designs, suspended from impressive simplified oval floral rosette anchor-points accented with pensile festoon designs.
The decoration to the body is further ornamented with four impressive oval cartouches suspended from ribbon designs, conjoining with a simplified floral decorated border to the upper portion.
Each cartouche is embellished with an impressive bright cut engraved scene of a putto* engaging with nature; three of the four illustrations bear wings.
The lower portion of the body is encompassed with a bright cut engraved bands of laurel leaf and bud decoration.
This antique silver tea caddy retains the original hallmarked domed flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece.
The cover is embellished with further engraved laurel leaf decoration and is surmounted with a painted carved wood and silver topped finial with a pineapple style lower terminal, securing to the interior with a screw fitment.
The caddy is fitted with a fully working locking mechanism and key.
* In art and culture, a putto (plural: putti) is a chubby male child, usually nude and occasionally bearing wings.
Maker: Andrew Fogelberg & Stephen Gilbert
