Tag
georgian
Provenance
A Georgian Tea Caddy with a London Customs Stamp
A 1786 mahogany tea caddy, found in a Kent estate sale, identified by a small customs stamp inside the lid and traced to the household of a London linen-draper who recorded its purchase in his daybook.
Restorations
An 18th-Century Brass Stick Barometer, Back to Working Order
A George III mercury stick barometer signed J. Ramsden, London, came into the workshop with a fractured tube and an empty cistern. The work of refilling it, in 2026, is no longer simple.