Silver & Jewellery - 20th April 2005

Lot 622

A George III bright engraved tea caddy

Estimate £1,800 - £2,200 | Hammer £2200

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Description

A George III bright engraved tea caddy, of shaped oval outline with a high domed hinged cover and green stained ivory pineapple finial, the body engraved with upper and lower bands of scrolls and foliage with a shield shaped armorial and a lamb and laurel crest inbetween, with key, by Peter & Ann Bateman, London 1794, 6.5in (17cm) high, 13.5oz.