A REGENCY PENWORK AND SILVER MOUNTED TEA CHEST

A REGENCY PENWORK AND SILVER MOUNTED TEA CHEST

MAKER'S MARKS FOR THOMAS PHIPPS AND EDWARD ROBINSON, LONDON '1807'

of canted rectangular form, decorated with classical scenes inside a palmette border, the hinged cover with a hinged silver handle and hinges enclosing a pair of cut glass canisters with silver gilt covers engraved with initials inside scrolling foliage and with Greek key borders, flanking a central cut glass sugar bowl

15cm high, 31cm wide, 14.7cm deep

Provenance

Purchased through these rooms Furniture, Clocks and Works of Art, 15th July 2015, lot 236.