A Dutch silver tea pot and a Dutch silver tea caddy, the teapot by Hessel Sinnema, Leeuwarden, 1717

the circular tea pot on fluted foot, the body and domed cover chased with fluting, flowers and foliage on matted ground, the cover connected by a chain to the beaded scroll handle and the fish shaped spout, with mermaid finial, fully marked below; tea caddy with sliding panel under the base, the body embossed with scrolling foliage and flowers on a matted back ground, surrounding a rectangular panel to each side, the front panel engraved with a monogram, the cover with floral decoration, by Fedde Iedes Edema, Sneek, 1724

Tea pot marked clear, the spout slightlt pressed unto the body, the double scroll handle with a repair joining the body, the foot rim inscribed ADS*FDB; tea caddy, marks slightly rubbed, overall good, one square panel with erased coat-of-arms, now matted, the other with initials probably of later date, both objects with scratches of use and small dents of use.
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