Sale 5006
London, South Kensington
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28 - 29 November 2006
Price realised
GBP 960
Estimate
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT TEA CADDY, MARK OF PB (Cyrillics), 1908/17, Engraved in the chinoiserie style with figures, mountains & sinuous Art Nouveau stylefoliage, the square caddy with rounded shoulders & plain pull-off cap revealing a mounted-cork stopper with ring handle, 5¼ in. high (13.5 cm.), 10 oz.
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