Sterling Holloware: Tea Caddies

Exotic mixed metal tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Sterling silver ginger-jar with squat and tapering sides, short neck, and snug-fitting cover. Copper ornament with irregular scrollwork. Fully marked including pattern no. 11975, director’s letter m, and phrase “Copper and Silver”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 5.6 troy ounces. #BT602

Aesthetic Revival sterling silver tea caddy. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Drum form and flat cover with acorn finial. Applied tracery-style ornament with stylized vegetation and scrollwork between wavy leafing-branch borders. Perfect for a special blend. Marked “Tiffany & Co. / Sterling Silver / 925”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 7/8 x D 3 3/4 in. Weight: 12.5 troy ounces. #BT425

Aesthetic Revival sterling silver tea caddy. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Drum form and flat cover with acorn finial. Applied tracery-style ornament with stylized vegetation and scrollwork between wavy leafing-branch borders. Perfect for a special blend. Marked “Tiffany & Co. / Sterling Silver / 925”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 7/8 x D 3 3/4 in. Weight: 10 troy ounces. #BT426

Aesthetic Revival sterling silver tea caddy. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Drum form and flat cover with acorn finial. Applied tracery-style ornament with stylized vegetation and scrollwork between wavy leafing-branch borders. Perfect for a special blend. Marked “Tiffany & Co. / Sterling Silver / 925”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 7/8 x D 3 3/4 in. Weight: 10.5 troy ounces. #BT427

Russian 875 silver and niello tea caddy, ca 1894. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. Tapering and faceted body on short facted foot. Cover in form of flying pagoda roof with upturned rim heightened with beads and large bead finial. Dense allover niello ornament: Scrollwork on body; on cover Greek key and diaper. Interior gilt as is cork-lined plug with hinged pull. Oriental exoticism via czarist Russia.

Russian marks including assayer (Aleksandr Alekseevich Smirnov) dated 1894, city (Moscow), and alloy... Click for details

Renaissance-Revival sterling silver tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Ovoid with short neck and snug-fitting cover. Vertical ornament in form of alternating wide plain bands and narrow acid-etched ones with Grotesque ornament. Cover has same in arcade form. A restrained deployment of the traditional leaf-and-vase motif. Fully marked including pattern no. 12246A1 and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 6.5 troy... Click for details

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

Neoclassical sterling silver ginger jar tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Twisted ornament with flowers, pointille scrolls, and scallop shells emerging from plain ground. Hallmark includes pattern no. 4824 (first produced in 1877) and director’s letter M (1873-91). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/4 x D 4 in. Weight: 8.5 troy ounces. #BS131

German 800 silver tea caddy, ca 1900. Rectangular with gently curved cover and loop handle. Realistic basket weave is perfect for a rarefied organic blend. Cover fits snugly to protect the precious leaves. Fully marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 5 3/8 x W 2 3/4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 8 troy ounces. #BS154

Aesthetic sterling silver tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1877. Globular with short neck, interior cap, and snug-fitting cover. Acid-etched ornament heightened with engraving: Naturalistic plants (including thistles, daisies, and ferns) and loose, fluid scrollwork with cloud motif. A wonderful memento from Tiffany’s journey down the road to abstraction. Hallmark includes pattern no. 4824 (first produced in 1877) and director’s letter M (1873-1891). Very good definition and... Click for details