A pair of George III silver tea caddies,

A pair of George III silver tea caddies,
by Butty and Dumee, London 1767,
shaped rectangular form, pull-off covers, rope-work borders, engraved with armorials within foliate mantling, and with a crest, on four scroll bracket feet, length 9.5cm, approx. weight 16.5oz. (2)

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Christie's, London 28 September 1994, lot 25.
The armorial and crest are those of Bassett impaling Rhodes.