A GEORGE III TULIPWOOD-BANDED, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY TEA CADDY, ATTRIBUTED TO INCE & MAYHEW, CIRCA 1770

A GEORGE III TULIPWOOD-BANDED, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY TEA CADDY
ATTRIBUTED TO INCE & MAYHEW, CIRCA 1770
With white-metal handle, the domed cover inlaid with a foliate motif and trompe l'oeil fluted frieze, enclosing a divided interior with two rosewood lidded wells, the body inlaid with flowers, foliage and urns and centred by a coat-of-arms, a chevron between four double-headed eagles displayed, three and one, restorations around keyhole
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high; 13 ½ in. (34 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Property of the Earl and Countess of Perth; sold Christie’s, London, 18 April 1996, lot 4.

CHIEVELEY HOUSE, BERKSHIRE: THE PROPERTY OF MR. AND MRS. NICHOLAS STANLEY (LOTS 1 - 99)