A GEORGE III APPLEWOOD TEA CHEST

A GEORGE III APPLEWOOD TEA CHEST

LATE 18TH CENTURY

with a pagoda hinged lid the underside with an engraved silver plaque 'From an old Apple Tree I boast me sprung, On whose boughs once Fruit delicious hung, Form'd by the Artist's hand I now contain, The fragrant Leaf from India's distant main, Let a bright polish shine with nicest care, I'm always sure to please the Smiling Fair', signed 'J. Bernard', with twin lift-out zinc canisters, lids missing

15.5cm high, 20.7cm wide, 13cm deep

THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE