Silver and Objects of Vertu including the Richmond and Doncaster Cups - 18th October 2006

Lot 688

A pair of George III tea caddies

Estimate £2,500 - £3,000 | Hammer £3000

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Description

A pair of George III tea caddies, in a mounted and fitted shagreen case with a swing handle and red velvet lining, the bombe caddies with lift-off covers, bud finials and embossed floral festoons, resting on scroll brackets with shell feet, by Daniel Smith & Robert Sharpe, London 1765, the caddies 5in (12.8cm) high, 17.5oz weighable silver. *Sold with a Collingwood valuation dated 1966.