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An unusual 19th century horn, tortoiseshell and bone tea caddy…
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Melbourne
Date:
8-Aug-2007
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An unusual 19th century horn, tortoiseshell and bone tea caddy of sarcophagus form, with a stepped, hinged lid, the interior with a central aperture for a mixing bowl, flanked by two lidded compartments with lead lining and foliate decorated bone rims, within a tortoiseshell surround, raised on pointillated bun feet with a conforming finial, 35 x 24 x 19 cm
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Precious Objects: Tea Caddies