An English Engraved Silver-Mounted Presentation Tea Caddy
Sale 2109 - Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Jun 21, 2024
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Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$3,175
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An English Engraved Silver-Mounted Presentation Tea Caddy
John Newton Mappin, London, 1894
the lid with engraved plaque reading Presented to Ernest James and Aline Wythe by the Inhabitants of Epping on the occasion of their Marriage, with two engraved medallions mounted to each side.
Height 9 x width 10 3/4 x depth 7 1/2 inches.
Height 9 x width 10 3/4 x depth 7 1/2 inches.
Provenance:
A gift to Aline Thorold (1869-1951) and Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) upon the occasion of their marriage, at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent to
Barbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to
Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descent.
Pictured:
An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.
Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.
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