Two Samson Tea Caddies and a Chinese Export Tea Caddy
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Description
The Chinese Export caddy decorated with a bird of rocky outcropping
The Samson comprising:
A caddy and a cover decorated with a bird, spurious gold anchor mark
A caddy and cover metal-mounted and decorated with a grasshopper, unmarked
The largest 5 1/2 in. high.
Literature: Bramble, Mark. A Tea Caddy Collection, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., PA, 2017, pg. 120, 126, 128 ill.
Property of the Kent County Historical Society, Chestertown, Maryland, From the Tea Caddy Collection of Broadway Producer Mark Bramble, Author of A Tea Caddy CollectionCondition
The Chinese Export with minor wear, a small repair at neck and lacking cover. The Samson with a bird with minor wear, rubbing to the gilding, the cover replaced. The Samson with the grasshopper with minor wear, the cover slightly loose from the collar. Otherwise all in good condition.
Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
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