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Lot 4044
A George III Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Early 19th century, rectangular form with silvered stringing, domed hinge lid with central inlaid silvered plaque, opens to twin lidded compartments retaining remnants of likely original tin lining, raised on four ball feet, unmarked.

4 3/4 x 6 x 3 1/2 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Some scattered hairlines and cracks to veneers; some areas of loss to stringing; old velvet lining to lid with some tattering, may not be original.