Although there was no mixing bowl and some inlay was missing, the vivid colours and fine decoration were enough to elicit a double-estimate bid of £600 from a Yorkshire commission buyer.
Double appeal
UK: TEA caddies and Tunbridgeware are both hot sellers at present and the combination in the form of this pretty piece, right, was irresistible to half a dozen bidders at the two-day sale held by Rendells (10 per cent buyer’s premium) at Ashburton on May 24 and 25.
