Lot Essay
For a design of the same shape, circa 1800, see G. Walkling, Tea Caddies, London, 1988, fig. 57 (inv. no. W146-1919).
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A GEORGE III IVORY AND TORTOISESHELL TEA-CADDY
The ten-sided pointed hinged top, enclosing a tortoiseshell-banded interior with twin divisions with covers, the front centred by a silvered plaque inscribed with the initials 'JMP' within a simulated cut-cornered panel, slight cracking of ivory on exterior, restorations to stringing on cover
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high; 57/8 in. (15 cm.) wide; 3½ in. (9 cm.) deep
The ten-sided pointed hinged top, enclosing a tortoiseshell-banded interior with twin divisions with covers, the front centred by a silvered plaque inscribed with the initials 'JMP' within a simulated cut-cornered panel, slight cracking of ivory on exterior, restorations to stringing on cover
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high; 57/8 in. (15 cm.) wide; 3½ in. (9 cm.) deep
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