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A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance, of oval form with a hinged lid opening to reveal two zinc lined compartments, decorated in fruitwood and boxwood marquetry with classical motifs including winged palmettes and foliate scrolls, a paper label attached inside the lid states ‘Given by Queen Charlotte to Edward Harding (husband of Sarah Bawtree) Librarian at Frogmore’. English, circa 1790.

Edward Harding (1755-1840) was engraver, publisher and librarian to Queen Charlotte.

This piece comes with a copy of an article by Jane Roberts ‘Queen Charlotte and Edward Harding’, Chapter 15 (pp146-159)in ‘Burning Bright: Essays in Honour of David‘, UCL Press, 2015. With an accompanying letter from her stating that this tea caddy is the one referred to on page 158 and described ‘a fine oval marquetry tea caddy’.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Rosewood
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1790
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Patterns:	Florals/Botanical
Incollect Reference #:	666736

Dimensions

W.	7.5 in;	H.	5 in;	D.	4.5 in;
W.	19.05 cm;	H.	12.7 cm;	D.	11.43 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art