A SET OF THREE GEORGE II SILVER TEA-CADDIES MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE LONDON, THE LARGER CADDY 1742, THE TWO SMALLER CADDIES 1744 Each oblong, the incurved corners and borders each finely cast and chased with tea leaves and flowers on a matted ground, the sliding covers each with reeded border and cast with rocaille and a grotesque mask, the rim of each long side with an oval cartouche chased with differing scenes of tea plantations, the long sides slightly later engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms and supporters, the other with the coat-of-arms, each within the motto of the Order of the Bath, the short sides each slightly later engraved with a crest, marked underneath and on cover , in a fitted walnut case with silver-mounts the case 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) wide the caddies 41 oz. 6 dwt. (1,286 gr.) The arms are those of Hawke with Brooke quartering another in pretence, for Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke K.B. (1705-1781), later created 1st Baron Hawke of Towton in 1776, and his wife Catherine (1719/20–1756), daughter and sole heir of Walter Brooke of Burton Hall, co. York, whom he married in 1737. Provenance Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke K.B. (1705-1781), later 1st Baron Hawke of Towton, by bequest to his daughter, Catherine Hawke (1751-1824), presumably by bequest to her nephew, Edward Harvey Hawke, 3rd Baron of Towton (1774-1824), by descent to his son, Edward William, 4th Baron Hawke of Towton (1779-1869), by descent to his daughter, Frances Cassandra (1851-1921) wife of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse (1840-1929), whom she married in 1870, by descent to their grandson, Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (1906-1979), The Earl of Rosse, M.B.E.; Christie's, London, 20 November 1968, lot 95 (to Partridge).
A SET OF THREE GEORGE II SILVER TEA-CADDIES MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE LONDON, THE LARGER CADDY 1742, THE TWO SMALLER CADDIES 1744 Each oblong, the incurved corners and borders each finely cast and chased with tea leaves and flowers on a matted ground, the sliding covers each with reeded border and cast with rocaille and a grotesque mask, the rim of each long side with an oval cartouche chased with differing scenes of tea plantations, the long sides slightly later engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms and supporters, the other with the coat-of-arms, each within the motto of the Order of the Bath, the short sides each slightly later engraved with a crest, marked underneath and on cover , in a fitted walnut case with silver-mounts the case 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) wide the caddies 41 oz. 6 dwt. (1,286 gr.) The arms are those of Hawke with Brooke quartering another in pretence, for Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke K.B. (1705-1781), later created 1st Baron Hawke of Towton in 1776, and his wife Catherine (1719/20–1756), daughter and sole heir of Walter Brooke of Burton Hall, co. York, whom he married in 1737. Provenance Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke K.B. (1705-1781), later 1st Baron Hawke of Towton, by bequest to his daughter, Catherine Hawke (1751-1824), presumably by bequest to her nephew, Edward Harvey Hawke, 3rd Baron of Towton (1774-1824), by descent to his son, Edward William, 4th Baron Hawke of Towton (1779-1869), by descent to his daughter, Frances Cassandra (1851-1921) wife of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse (1840-1929), whom she married in 1870, by descent to their grandson, Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (1906-1979), The Earl of Rosse, M.B.E.; Christie's, London, 20 November 1968, lot 95 (to Partridge).
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