A GEORGE III ROLLED-PAPER AND SYCAMORE TEA CADDY
A GEORGE III ROLLED-PAPER AND SYCAMORE TEA CADDY

CIRCA 1780

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A GEORGE III ROLLED-PAPER AND SYCAMORE TEA CADDY
CIRCA 1780
OF HEXAGONAL FORM, THE HINGED LID AND ANGLED SIDES EACH CENTERED WITH A ROSETTE, THE FRIEZE, FRONT AND BACK WITH CRUSHED BLUE CRYSTAL GROUND, THE FRONT AND BACK EACH CENTERED WITH AN OVAL RESERVE CONTAINING AN ENGRAVING OF A FEMALE FIGURE, ALLEGORICAL OF HOPE AND FORTUNE.
5IN. (12.5CM) HIGH, 7IN. (18CM) WIDE, 4IN. (10CM) DEEP.
Literature
ILLUSTRATED IN H.W. LEWER & M. PERCIBAL, THE BRIC-A-BRAC COLLECTOR OPPOSITE PAGE 172.

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