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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION
(LOTS 290-315)
A GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED MAHOGANY SERPENTINE TEA CADDY
CIRCA 1755
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED MAHOGANY SERPENTINE TEA CADDY
CIRCA 1755
The shaped hinged fret-carved top opening to a green silk-damask-lined triple divided interior, over a conforming fret-carved case, with inscribed number 426, later lined, lacking feet
7½ in. (19 cm.) high, 14 in. (36 cm.) wide, 6½ in. (17 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1755
The shaped hinged fret-carved top opening to a green silk-damask-lined triple divided interior, over a conforming fret-carved case, with inscribed number 426, later lined, lacking feet
7½ in. (19 cm.) high, 14 in. (36 cm.) wide, 6½ in. (17 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 19 April 1986, lot 7.