ID 1071195
Lot 147 | AN ANGLO-INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED AND ENGRAVED-IVORY INLAID INDIAN ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1760
Decorated with stylised foliate borders, the interior refitted with kingwood cannisters, the silver handle and lock replaced in the 19th century, the central glass box later, minor losses
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) high; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) wide; 7 in. (17.5 cm.) deep
Literature
A. Oswald, 'Ombersley Court, Worcestershire - II', Country Life, 9 January 1953, p. 96, pl. 5.
Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, in 'The Adam Room'.
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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