Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1019
λA late-Victorian silver-mounted tortoiseshell tea caddy
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £750
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Description
λA late-Victorian silver-mounted tortoiseshell tea caddy,
by Saunders and Shepherd, Chester 1894,
tapering sarcophagus form, the hinged cover with applied pierced silver mounts, drop ring handles, on four bun feet, the interior with a pull-off tortoiseshell cover, length 13cm.