ID 992678
Lot 26 | A PAIR OF GEORGE IV PARCEL-GILT TEA CADDIES
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
MARK OF GEORGE KING, LONDON, 1825
Each rectangular on four scrolling bracket feet, with arched hinged covers and plain thumbpieces, the cover and sides chased in chinoiserie style with buildings surrounded by birds and prunus branches on a textured ground, marked underneath and on covers
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) long
26 oz. 11 dwt. (826 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 5 July 2006, lot 162.
Special notice
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.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tea caddies |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tea caddies |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |





