A WILLIAM IV TORTOISESHELL TEA-CADDY

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A WILLIAM IV TORTOISESHELL TEA-CADDY
The top and front inlaid with mother-of-pearl scrolls and flowerheads, scrolling foliage and birds, of shaped rectangular form with a stepped cover, on ivory ball feet, the rectangular hinged top enclosing a fitted interior with ivory-banded borders and twin divisions with covers, on a moulded rectangular plinth
51/8 in. (15 cm.) high; 7.5 in. (19 cm.) wide; 4½ in. (11.5 cm.) deep

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

A similar example to this delicately inlaid bowfronted form with pagoda-style cover was sold anonymously, Christie's South Kensington, 30 September 1998, lot 144. A tortoiseshell caddy of a similar shape was sold anonymously, Sotheby's London, 25 September 1998, lot 1 (£4,025).