Pair of tea caddies and a sugar box in a case by Paul de Lamerie. British, 1738-1739 [4000 x 3222][OS] by HeroandLeander
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HeroandLeander on September 11, 2023 2:17 pm [Source](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/761576) >This set of two tea caddies and one sugar box, each oblong with a bombé top featuring oval cartouches with chased and engraved land- city- and seascapes, in their velvet-lined rosewood case embody the apogee of Paul de Lamerie’s work. All three containers are engraved with the Dashwood coat-of-arms and entirely covered in ornament: the caddies and sugar box are partly raised and cast, and finely chased with tea leaves and flowers; each base is enveloped by a sea creature of which the claws, heads and wings are entangled in ornamental trophies of shells, bands and abstract undulations. The sliding lids of the caddies topped with a putto each, the sugar box with a reclining lion.
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[Source](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/761576)
>This set of two tea caddies and one sugar box, each oblong with a bombé top featuring oval cartouches with chased and engraved land- city- and seascapes, in their velvet-lined rosewood case embody the apogee of Paul de Lamerie’s work. All three containers are engraved with the Dashwood coat-of-arms and entirely covered in ornament: the caddies and sugar box are partly raised and cast, and finely chased with tea leaves and flowers; each base is enveloped by a sea creature of which the claws, heads and wings are entangled in ornamental trophies of shells, bands and abstract undulations. The sliding lids of the caddies topped with a putto each, the sugar box with a reclining lion.