Sale 1559
New York
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18 October 2005
Price realised
USD 7,200
Estimate
A GEORGE II GILT LACQUERED BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY TEA CADDY CIRCA 1755 The hinged rectangular molded top opening to a triple divided interior over a canted rectangular case wtih blind-fret corners, on bracket feet, lacking inner lids 7¼ in. (185 cm.) high, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide, 6 in. (15 cm.) deep
Provenance
with Jeremy, Ltd., London, 1979.
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Pre-Lot Text
Property of New York Collector (Lots 349-369)
As the National Portrait Gallery prepares to close for a three-year refurbishment, Robert McCrum talks to its director, Nicholas Cullinan
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