ID 992551
Lot 59 | A SET OF THREE GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDIES IN MAPLE WOOD CASE
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
MARK OF DANIEL SMITH AND ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1784
Each of oval section, bright-cut with ribbon-tied floral garlands hung with musical and military trophies, engraved with contemporary monograms MB, in fitted contemporary marquetry box with bright cut silver-plated handle and escutcheon, marked underneath and in cover
the caddies 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) high; the box 12 in. (30.5 cm.) long
37 oz. 9 dwt. (1,166 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 16 April 1996, lot 277.
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.
| Manufactur: | Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Period of George III |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tea caddies |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Manufactur: | Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Period of George III |
| 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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