λ  An early Victorian tortoiseshell tea caddy

λ  An early Victorian tortoiseshell tea caddy, inlaid with pewter stringing, the hinged lid with a vacant plaque revealing an interior with ivory edging and twin lidded compartments with vegetable ivory handles, on disc feet, 12.5cm high, 19cm wide, 11cm deep.

Provenance:

The Countess of Midleton, Eastwell Park Estate, Kent, thence by descent.

Captain and Mrs Brodrick of Dunley Manor, Hampshire.