Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 549
A RARE GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST TEA CHEST
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000
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Description
A RARE GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST TEA CHEST
POSSIBLY SCOTTISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY
the hinged lid with a silver coloured ring handle and a laurel leaf carved edge revealing a lift-out lockable canister, with chevron edging, the sliding cover with a brass handle and a tulipwood panel revealing two lidded divisions, one zinc lined, the front with four graduated false drawers with silver plated escutcheons and brass handles, flanked by chevron canted angles, above a carved cable and bead moulding, the sides with inlaid lozenge panels, the back inlaid with a lattice ground and rondels, on brass bun feet
16cm high, 21cm wide, 13.5cm deep
Provenance
The Anne Stevens Collection of Caddies.
Purchased at Woolley & Wallis, 21st September 2010, lot 507.
A Private Collection.