Live Auction 6853Christie's Interiors
A GEORGE III GREEN-STAINED TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
Lot 108

A GEORGE III GREEN-STAINED TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY

LATE 18TH CENTURY

Closed2 October 2012

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GBP 3,500

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A GEORGE III GREEN-STAINED TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Rectangular with an arched cover, with ivory and white-metal lining
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high
And a George III red-tortoiseshell tea caddy, square with ivory lining - 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

For similar see Noel Riley, Stones' Pocket Guide to Tea Caddies, 2002,, p. 40, pl. 79.