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    Sale 4955

    Carpets, Furniture and Decorative Objects

    London, South Kensington

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    4 July 2006

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    Lot 145

    AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID TEA CADDY

    Price realised

    GBP 420

    Estimate

    GBP 400 - GBP 600

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    AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID TEA CADDY
    The interior with removable, hinged compartments and later mixing bowl
    13½.in. (34½.cm.) wide
    Together with a rosewood teacaddy, early 19th century, of sarcophagus form, 12in. (30½.cm.) wide; and a rosewood tea caddy, early 19th century, the interior with bowed covers and later mixing bowl, 13¼.in. (33½.cm.) wide (3)

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