This Indian silver camel tea caddy with its matching carved wooden base represents 19th-century craftsmanship at its finest. Conceived circa 1880 for India’s wealthiest princely courts, this imaginative tea service combines function and sculpture in extraordinary fashion. The silver camel is richly ornamented with repoussé and engraved decoration covering every surface, from the saddlebags to the turbaned rider. Ingeniously designed, it serves dual purposes: the vessel before the rider holds tea

This exceptional pair of Victorian silver tea caddies by Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox reflects the 19th century's deep reverence for tea as a symbol of refinement and social status. Hallmarked London 1845, the cylindrical caddies display low-bellied forms with flared rims and finely engraved tracery and scrolling foliate decoration, with six cartouches adorning each caddy including engraved bouquets, a vacant reserve and the armorial of the Somers family, latterly known as Cocks. Each cover i