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A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL, IVORY AND MOTHER OF PEARL-INLAID AND SILVER-MOUNTED TEA-CADDY

LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL, IVORY AND MOTHER OF PEARL-INLAID AND SILVER-MOUNTED TEA-CADDY
LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Of angled oval outline, the hinged lid with a handle within a radiating stellar dot motif, the front with a shield-shaped cartouche within a stylised drapery surround
5 in. (12.75 cm.); 4½ in. (11.5 cm.) wide; 2¾ in. (7 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.

Lot Essay

A related ivory-strung decagonal tea-caddy, with Roman-shield label in the manner popularised by Messrs A. Hepplewhite and Co.'s Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788, is illustrated in N. Riley, Stones' Pocket Guide to Tea Caddies, 2002, fig. 77.

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