A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TEA CADDIES

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Lot 89 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TEA CADDIES
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TEA CADDIES

MARK OF PIERRE GILLOIS, LONDON, 1768

Each oblong, with straight sides and hinged covers, engraved overall with a foliate trellis enclosing three designs of flowers, engraved on covers with initial W below baron's coronet, marked underneath and in covers

4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high

29 oz. 19 dwt. (932 gr.)





Provenance

A Chicago Estate; Christie's, New York, 19 April 1990, lot 266.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 16 April 1997, lot 212.



Literature

A. Stevens, K. Richenburg and G. Walking ed. The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies, Woodbridge, 2022, p. 310, fig. 17.21



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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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