$984
Dominick & Haff Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, New York, last decade 19th century, bearing an additional "ET" in a small square cartouche to both pieces, vasiform, elaborately decorated allover with various insects, leafy plants and flowers within stylized geometric-patterned borders to the foot and shoulder, engraved to the bottom "SABS/1893," ht. 4 3/4 in., approx. 7.6 troy oz. Provenance: By family decent from Sophia Augusta Brown Sherman (1867-1947), daughter of John Carter Brown II (1797-1874) and Sophia Augusta Browne Brown (1825-1909) and the wife of William Watts Sherman (1842-1912), to the present owner.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-01-11