A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY, CROSSBANDED AND MARQUETRY HEXAGONAL-SHAPED TEA CADDY | Christie's

Sale 1546

Objects of Art, English and Continental Furniture

Glasgow

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14 May 1997

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Lot 276

A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY, CROSSBANDED AND MARQUETRY HEXAGONAL-SHAPED TEA CADDY

Price realised

GBP 207

Estimate

GBP 200 - GBP 300

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A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY, CROSSBANDED AND MARQUETRY HEXAGONAL-SHAPED TEA CADDY
Inlaid overall in boxwood lines, the hinged lid (defective) inlaid with a satinwood batswing paterae, and centred by a brass loop handle, enclosing a foil-lined interior, the frieze with hexagonal-shaped escutcheon
6in. (15cm) wide
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