Antique Pair of Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddies

Antique Pair of Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddies.

The Tea Caddies of oval shape with a pressed rib design to the centre of the body. The caddies stood upon four silvered bun feet with a slightly domed convex lid surmounted by a silvered ball matching the feet. The exterior is finished with an oval silvered escutcheon. The interior retains traces of the original foil lining with a Tortoiseshell lid and turned bone handle. Beneath the lid of one caddy is a sticker reading ‘DAW 39 Cheapside’ which we believe were retailers in London of boxes and writing implements. The pair date to the early 19th century during the short-lived Regency era (1811-1820) and the reign of Prince George circa 1811.

Each Tea Caddy comes complete with a working lock and tasselled key.

Provenance Private London Collection.

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