Tray, anonymous, 1730 - 1770

Tray, anonymous, 1730 - 1770

striking (metalworking), h 26.6cm × t 2.5cm × w 37.7cm More details

The tea caddy is decorated with the arms of the De Wendt family. Eyso de Wendt served as a Dutch East India Company (VOC) merchant in Canton in South China in the late 1740s. The tray is decorated with the arms of the Clifford family. Originally from England, a branch of the family ran a successful banking firm in Amsterdam.