Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day 1 - 20th April 2021
Lot 61
λ A GEORGE IV TORTOISESHELL OCTAGONAL TEA CADDY
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500
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Description
λ A GEORGE IV TORTOISESHELL OCTAGONAL TEA CADDY
C.1820-25
the hinged domed lid inlaid with pewter stringing, with a silver coloured metal acorn finial, the body applied with pressed tortoiseshell Gothic panels, the interior with ivory edging and a single lid, on brass ball feet
15.3cm high
Provenance
By repute, Ronald Phillips Ltd, 26 Bruton Street, London.
Dreweatts, Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics, 11th November 2015, lot 50.
The Estate of the late Jane Sumner.