A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TEA CADDIES

Lot 89
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 18 900
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Lot 89 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TEA CADDIES
Valeur estimée
£ 15 000 – 25 000
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



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.
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