Lot Essay
A very similar mother-of-pearl tea-caddy but with tortoiseshell sides, was sold from the estate of Louise Hauss Miller, Christie's New York, 24 April 1993, lot 21.
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A REGENCY MOTHER-OF-PEARL TEA-CADDY
The hinged double-bowed lid with shaped white-metal centre to the reverse with a green velvet and ivory interior and enclosing two lidded compartments, the conforming body with tapering edge, on boxwood bun feet
7 in. (17½ cm.) wide
The hinged double-bowed lid with shaped white-metal centre to the reverse with a green velvet and ivory interior and enclosing two lidded compartments, the conforming body with tapering edge, on boxwood bun feet
7 in. (17½ cm.) wide