λ  A GEORGE IV TORTOISESHELL OCTAGONAL TEA CADDY

λ A GEORGE IV TORTOISESHELL OCTAGONAL TEA CADDY

C.1820-25

the hinged domed lid inlaid with pewter stringing, with a silver coloured metal acorn finial, the body applied with pressed tortoiseshell Gothic panels, the interior with ivory edging and a single lid, on brass ball feet

15.3cm high

Provenance

By repute, Ronald Phillips Ltd, 26 Bruton Street, London.

Dreweatts, Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics, 11th November 2015, lot 50.

The Estate of the late Jane Sumner.