A truly elegant example of an eighteenth century English silver tea caddy in beautiful condition given it''s over 250 years old.Fitted with a pull off lid with an acorn shaped finial, the caddy is a good size and a good weight, weighing 7.33 Troy Ounces / 228 Grams.The caddy is fully hallmarked for London 1769 together with the makers mark for the top-notch silversmith, Emick Romer.The caddy remains in excellent condition measuring 7.28'' tall with a diameter measuring 3.15''Emick Romer, son of Michel Michelsen Romer, goldsmith of Oslo (1682 - 1739) born 2 August, 1724. Seems to have settled in a London in the early 1750s. First mark entered in the missing register around 1758 and was working at 123, High Holborn. He was a noted supplier to Parker and Wakelin (one of the major suppliers to the King and the nobility) of pierced baskets, epergnes and tea caddies. Candlesticks were also a speciality and most of them have finely pierced decoration to the capitals. Seems to ...