Sterling Holloware: Tea Caddies

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

Sweet pastoral 833 silver tea caddy. Made by H. Hooykaas-Schoonhoven Silber Fabrik in Netherlands in 1927. Oval with hinged and concave cover. Chased and engraved scenes of country life in scrolled frames: Milkmaids and cows against a background of windmills and thatched cottages. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, export symbol, and no. 830. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 5/8 x W 3 1/8 x D 2 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BS148

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

Japonesque mixed metal tea caddy. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1880. Ginger-jar form with curved and tapering sides, and short inset neck with cover. Grape bunch, stem flower rooted in granulated soil, leaf and nuts, and butterflies applied to copper ground. A wonderful period piece ready to be filled with your favorite blend. Hallmark includes no. Y160. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 5/8 in. #BN967

Edwardian sterling silver tea caddy. Made by George Fox in London in 1909. Shaped and rectilinear with corner scrolled bracket feet and hinged cover with finial. Chased and repousse ornament. On front and back, a bosomy lady is shaded by a parasol amidst luxuriant fronds. More fronds and asymmetrical cartouches (vacant) on sides. Cover has leaf finial mounted to rectangular tablet surrounded by scrolls and shells Mid-eighteenth-century exuberance with a touch of exoticism. Richly gilt interior.... Click for details

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

German Rococo 800 silver tea caddy, ca. 1900. Pleasing bombe form with snug-fitting bun cover. Low-relief scene on front and back of musician serenading a courting couple. On sides a fox looks up at a perched bird (possibly inspired by Aesop's Fox and Crow). On cover a seated falconer. Spread foot with scrolls and flowers. Hallmarked. Excellent condition with nice patina and detail.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 3 x D 1 3/4 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BO239