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Lot 65

An exceptional creamware tea caddy containing two canisters and covers, circa 1775

13 April 2016, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An exceptional creamware tea caddy containing two canisters and covers, circa 1775

Each part double-walled and elaborately reticulated, the rectangular container and the two cruciform canisters pierced on all sides with matching geometric patterns, the neatly-fitting covers with modelled rabbit finials, sprigged with mask terminals to the overhead basket handle (now lacking), one of the canisters signed underneath with the incised name 'Thomas', the caddy 17cm wide, 15.5cm high overall (some damage) (5)

Footnotes

Double tea canisters where two square canisters were joined together are well-known in saltglaze and in creamware. This example is far more intricate, however, with two quite separate canisters fitting inside a caddy. The precision with which the canisters fit within their holder is a triumph of the creamware potter's skill. Separate double-walled canisters of this form are recorded, including an example in Temple Newsam House with a very similar reticulated pattern, see Peter Walton's catalogue (1976), p.156, fig.637.

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