Pair of George III Chippendale Bombé Tea Caddies

Pair of George III Chippendale Bombé Tea CaddiesA rare matched pair of superb George III Chippendale bomb tea caddies, of splendid colour and patination England, circa 1760. Why we love them Incredibly rare in this distinctive bomb form, these superb boxes display most wonderful colour and patination, their wonderful quality 18th century rococo metalwork retaining traces of beautiful original fire gilding. The English satirist Jonathan Swift (16671745) wrote in his Directions to Servants (1729)

Pittsburgh

This elegant table has most unusual slender proportions

lot 305 (£31

above a conforming inlaid frieze

and the original

following a recent sensible cosmetic restoration and shows a beautiful colour and vivid grain

raised on four downswept scrolling legs terminating in original brass capped castors

elegant proportions and particularly well-drawn cabriole legs

It is highly prized for its rarity and noble 'Imperial' purple colour

which was the seat of the Hunlocke family

as: 'To a Mahogany five drawer Dressing Table on turned Reeded legs as before 8 16s 6d'

Circa 1890