A George III silver tea caddy,

A George III silver tea caddy,
maker's mark A.L, possibly for Aaron Lesturgeon, London 1762,
rectangular bombe form, the pull-off cover with a foliate finial, on four shell and scroll feet, engraved with a crest and initials, height 13cm, approx. weight 10.8oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, 2 May 1996, lot 54.
The crest is that of Henry Hugh Rose, Baron Strathnairn (1801-1885), created a Baron in 1866. He was a General in the Crimean War, the 1857 Indian Campaign and was Commander in Chief in India 1860-1865.