Sterling Holloware: Tea Caddies

Japanese silver tea caddy, ca 1890. Ovoid; plain splayed foot and short neck and short inset neck. Applied and chased irises with floppy, irregular petals and reeded tendrils rooted in eddying water as well as baskets and wood staves; hand-hammered ground. Cover top has same and sides have engraved fretwork border. Large with big and bold ornament. Gorgeous Meiji Art Nouveau for the cosmopolitan West. Marked. Very good condition with nice patina. Interior cover original.

Dimensions: H 8 x D 6... Click for details

Midcentury Modern sterling silver tea caddy. Oval with straight sides and gadrooned and ribbed mouth rim. Cover flat and hinged with carved pineapple finial on tooled silver leaf mounts. Spare elegance that suggests the Danish influence. Marked “Sterling / Hand Made”. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 3 1/4 x D 2 7/8 in. Gross weight: 7.3 troy ounces. #BZ527

Regency Revival sterling silver tea caddy. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway, New York. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Sloping rim and hinged and overlapping double covers with cutout scrolled rims. Stationary bracket handle. Fretwork rims. Handle same with beaded borders. Engraved on sides are floral garlands and oval frames with interlaced monogram. Covers have armorial frames (vacant) and flowers, and stylized floral border. Partitioned interior for holding two... Click for details