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POSSIBLY LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY TEA-CADDY
POSSIBLY LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
In the form of a five-bay house, the rectangular lid in the form of a mansard roof with brass handle, enclosing a mahogany-lined interior with three compartments and six spoon-slots, the main body with mullioned windows and a quoined door-surround, with quoined angles, on a moulded foot, the lock later
6 in. (15 cm.) high; 10¾ in. (27.5 cm.) wide; 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) deep
POSSIBLY LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
In the form of a five-bay house, the rectangular lid in the form of a mansard roof with brass handle, enclosing a mahogany-lined interior with three compartments and six spoon-slots, the main body with mullioned windows and a quoined door-surround, with quoined angles, on a moulded foot, the lock later
6 in. (15 cm.) high; 10¾ in. (27.5 cm.) wide; 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 February 1993, lot 3.
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