Elegant baroque silver tea caddy. Rectangular body with indented corners over a flat stand. Strongly offset shoulder rising towards the centre, merging into an oval spout. Moulded plug-in lid with baluster knob. Marked, hallmark, master Nicolaus Titkens/Tietkens (becomes master 1743). Weight approx. 190 g. H. 13.2 cm. 8.1 cm x 5 cm. Cf. Scheffler, Niedersachsen, vol. II, p. 1088, no. 76, MZ 2158, BZ 2159. An elegant North German Baroque silver tea caddy by Nicolaus Titkens/Tietkens (master since 1743). Assay and master's mark. German. Stade. Circa 1750.