23rd Mar, 2019 10:00 GMT/BST

Spring Fine Art Sale (Part I)

 
Lot 39
 

39

A Victorian Silver Tea Caddy, George Angell & Co, London 1863, rectangular with reeded borders...

A Victorian Silver Tea Caddy, George Angell & Co, London 1863, rectangular with reeded borders and on bracket feet, the front engraved with a crest of an eagle's head erased out of a ducal coronet, the remaining three sides engraved with Chinese characters, the hinged cover with a "Chinaman" finial 13cm high, 13oz 16dwt

Sold for £550
Estimated at £300 - £500


 

. Clear marks to underside and cover is part marked. Knock to one corner of hinge. Some wear to high points of decoration. One or two minor knocks to body and some light signs of wear and use.

 


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Auction: Spring Fine Art Sale (Part I), 23rd Mar, 2019

Spring Fine Art Sale (Part I)

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