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T9474 German silver tea ball

A plain egg shaped tea ball, marked 800 with the German Reich mark for 1890. The top is hinged and the chain terminates with an original hook.

Price $135.00

T2449 American Sterling Tea Infuser

A sterling silver tea infuser marked sterling and with a makers mark of an eagle T and star. Circa 1890. Length: 5 3/4" The nut at the base of the spoon unscrews allowing the hinged bowls to be parted for the tea to be placed inside. Most examples of this design are British. American examples are rare.

Price: $325.00

T2409 Paye & Baker tea ball

Hand hammered sterling Paye & Baker tea ball.

Price: $295.00

T4079 Important Royal Silver Hanovarian Double Tea Caddy

An important Hanovarian silver basket shaped double tea caddy chased with flowers and leaves on the body and lid. The handle is a fixed naturalistic branch. There is a fixed divider at the center. Excellent condition.Engraved with the Royal cipher of Prince Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland and Brunswick-Luneburg (the fifth son of King George III of Great Britain). Circa 1850. Length 6" by 4 3/4" by 6 1/2" tall with handle. Weight 20.8 troy ounces. Marked with a City of Hanover mark and the maker MATTHIAS.

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RH3316 Rare and Important Tiffany Tea Caddy

A sterling silver Tiffany Japanese motif tea caddy with removable lid. The ivory plaque is decorated with a pair of jesters with applied gold decoration. Other silver applications on the body include bamboo, blossoms and an ornate Japanese style decorated band. Monogrammed on the reverse with a Victorian Gothic intertwined monogram. Width 4 1/4"; height 4 1/2" at finial. Weight 12.4 troy ounces. This actual tea caddy is pictured on page 35 of John Loring's book titled "Magnificent Tiffany Silver." In this article the author points out that the ivory plaque on the front of the caddy and the unusual finial on the lid of the caddy are the direct result of the collaboration between Edward Moore and Christopher Dresser .

The caddy would have been designed in 1878 by Edward C Moore

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T3930 Gorham Sterling Tea Caddy 1893

A rare Gorham tea caddy with a special sample hallmarked number on the base manufactured in 1893, the year of the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The body is chased with cherubs and flowers and the finial is an applied cherub head. The interior is gold washed. The chasing and style is similar to the Martele series manufactured by Gorham. In addition to the chasing there is a layer of hand engraving on the surface giving the decoration an additional dimension.

Weight: 8.25 troy oz. Height: 4 1/4"

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