λ A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL OCTAGONAL TEA CADDY

λ A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL OCTAGONAL TEA CADDY

C.1790

with ivory stringing and banding, the hinged tent top with a silver handle above concave angles and with a silver escutcheon and oval vacant plaque within a pique double dot border, unmarked, the interior with a tortoiseshell lid, with a key

13.8cm high, 11cm wide

Provenance

Woolley & Wallis, The Nolte Collection, 25th September 2007, lot 138.

*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.