Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2019
Lot 330
λ An early Victorian tortoiseshell tea caddy
Estimate £100 - £200
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Description
λ An early Victorian tortoiseshell tea caddy, inlaid with pewter stringing, the hinged lid with a vacant plaque revealing an interior with ivory edging and twin lidded compartments with vegetable ivory handles, on disc feet, 12.5cm high, 19cm wide, 11cm deep.
Provenance:
The Countess of Midleton, Eastwell Park Estate, Kent, thence by descent.
Captain and Mrs Brodrick of Dunley Manor, Hampshire.