A pair of George III silver tea caddies, Henry Hayens, London, 1769

rectangular with incurved corners, flat-chased bands of rococo ornament, hinged covers, scroll framed shell handles

Sotheby's, New York, 6 November 1997, lot 160

Each with good clear hallmarks on underside and lion passant on cover, possible erasure to body, attractive flat chased decoration, overall good For further queries regarding this lot please contact the Silver department directly on +44(0)207.293.5100
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These caddies are similar to a pair, Paul de Lamerie, London, 1735, P A S Phillips, Paul de Lamerie, London, 1935, p. 97, pls. XCVII and XCVIII. Hayens, (or Haynes according to Heal), was probably a purchaser at the sales of Paul de Lamerie's trading stock, which included Canisters, Coffee Pots, Figure and other Candlesticks, and patterns and tools when they were sold by Abraham Langford respectively at the latter's house in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden, 27 January 1752, and at the Bear and Rummer Tavern in Gerard Street, Soho, 4 February 1752. Candlesticks, some de Lamerie, 1747, the others Hayens, 1751, have also been noted: see two, Christie's, New York, 14 March 1983, lot 162, and four, Sotheby's, London, 14 June 1984, lot 260.