A REGENCY PENWORK TEA CHEST

A REGENCY PENWORK TEA CHEST

C.1820

of bombe sarcophagus form, with all-over decoration of foliage, fruit and insects, the hinged cover with a chinoiserie scene and enclosing a scene of a lady sitting in a chair in a garden and a pair of hinged lift-out canisters with figural scenes to the covers, the sides with lion head and hoop handle, on embossed brass bracket feet

18.6cm high, 23.4cm wide, 14.9cm deep