A GEORGE III WHITE METAL-MOUNTED IVORY TEA-CADDY

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A GEORGE III WHITE METAL-MOUNTED IVORY TEA-CADDY
Fluted and bordered overall in ebony, the ten-sided pointed hinged top surmounted by a C-scroll handle, enclosing a foiled lidded interior, with an oval metal lockplate and medallion
5in. (13cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similar brass-mounted ivory tea-caddy, dated circa 1800 and veneered with panels of ivory and fine tortoiseshell stringing, was acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1919 and is illustrated in G. Walkling, Tea Caddies, London, 1988, fig. 58.

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