Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 3rd October 2024

Lot 709

λ A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL, IVORY AND SILVER MOUNTED TEA CADDY

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £567

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Description

λ A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL, IVORY AND SILVER MOUNTED TEA CADDY

LATE 18TH CENTURY

of dodecagonal form, the cover with a hinged handle and enclosing a single lidded interior, the front with an unmarked silver escutcheon and oval plaque engraved with a tree

10.5cm high, 11cm wide, 7cm deep

Provenance

Duke's, 25th September 2014, lot 362.

*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate.