Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 22nd January 2013
Lot 1166
A George III silver tea caddy
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1250
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Description
A George III silver tea caddy,
maker's mark of Peter and Ann Bateman, over-struck with maker's mark of Thomas Ollivant of Manchester, London 1790,
shaped oval form, flush hinged domed cover with a urn finial, bright-cut borders, with two vacant oval cartouches, with a lock and central divider, later wooden lined, length 14.4cm, approx. weight 15oz.