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Lot Essay
A group of comparable late Regency tortoiseshell veneered tea caddies was sold anonymously, Christie's South Kensington, 29 November 1995, lots 405-410.
Details
A REGENCY TORTOISESHELL TEA-CADDY
The rectangular casket with rounded corners, the flat top centred by a silver plaque engraved with the initials 'TMH', enclosing a red velvet-lined reverse, the fitted interior with two foil-lined compartments with tortoiseshell-veneered lids, on metal bun feet
5½ in. (13.5 cm.) high; 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) wide; 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) deep
The rectangular casket with rounded corners, the flat top centred by a silver plaque engraved with the initials 'TMH', enclosing a red velvet-lined reverse, the fitted interior with two foil-lined compartments with tortoiseshell-veneered lids, on metal bun feet
5½ in. (13.5 cm.) high; 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) wide; 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) deep
Special notice
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