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Fine Art Sale Lot 503

AN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE SUGAR BOX AND COVER AND A TEA CADDY

AN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE SUGAR BOX AND COVER AND A TEA CADDY, BOTH BY TUDOR & CO, C1765 AND C1780 AND A CONTEMPORARY SERPENTINE TEA CADDY the last flat chased with swags, the divided interior with lock, 10-14cm hIllustrated: Crosskey (G), Old Sheffield Plate, second edition, 2013, figs 46, 270B and 274.The sugar box, at first sight a bombé tea caddy, its use for sugar is confirmed by having been double plated, ie on the inside as well as the exterior.

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