Lot 431 , A Regency penwork tea caddy, the cover inset with an engraving of figures by a castle, 23.5 x 16 x 16cm and two small Tunbridge ware boxes

A Regency penwork tea caddy, the cover inset with an engraving of figures by a castle, 23.5 x 16 x 16cm and two small Tunbridge ware boxes

A Regency penwork tea caddy, the cover inset with an engraving of figures by a castle, 23.5 x 16 x 16cm and two small Tunbridge ware boxes
£80-120

Condition:
Tea caddy in tired condition with attention needed to top and particularly to interior; one interior cover missing; copper canisters not original; mother of pearl escutcheon chipped and incomplete; key may be original but cannot turn the lock; all feet a little loose. Both smaller box-lids lacquer finishes worn, obscuring the design; the narrower box-lid scratched; the sides also worn, rubbed and scratched.

Sold for £150