A seventeenth century silver spice casket,

of rectangular form on four bun feet,
the slightly domed lid engraved with foliate motifs
and a putto peeping out,
the undulating handle centred with a heart motif
and with sphere terminals,
the body engraved further with husk and foliate motifs,
opens with iron button.

Mark of TT,
probably Thomas Tysoe
Circa 1690

4.6 cm by 3.1 cm by 1.4 cm

Literature:

For a similar box, see Silver Boxes
by Eric Delieb, London, 2002, p. 101