Furniture & Works of Art - 21st September 2010

Lot 499

A Mauchline ware serpentine front tea caddy by Smith

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £200

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Description

A Mauchline ware serpentine front tea caddy by Smith, the hinged cover with a photograph view of Falls at the Hermitage, the front with three printed views; Dunkeld Cathedral; Dunkeld; Falls at Rumbling Bridge, with verse above and a gilt brass leaf escutcheon, the sides with printed views; Falls on the Braan, Dunkeld and Taymouth Castle, the plush lined cover with a pair of lidded compartments, the undersides stamped the 'Royal Coat of Arms' and 'SMITH MAUCHLINE MANUFACTURERS TO HIS MAJESTY', with key, 4.75in (12cm) h, 8in (20.4cm) w.