Antique Silver Plated Tea Caddy by Creswick & Company of Sheffield
This is an antique silver plated tea caddy by Creswick & Company of Sheffield. Their makers mark is stamped underneath. c.1880 British made. This oval tea caddy has shaped sides and is engraved to the front with scrolls and swags. It has a vacant cartouche in the middle of a diamond shaped engraving. The back is engraved with the same design but with flowers in the middle. The flat flush hinge supports a part fluted lid. The finial is an ebonised wooden pineapple. This has been resilvered.
Length: 13.5cm (5.25")
Width: 8.5cm (3.25")
Height excluding finial: 10cm (4")