λ A RARE LATE REGENCY TORTOISESHELL TEA CHEST

λ A RARE LATE REGENCY TORTOISESHELL TEA CHEST
BY THOMAS B. HOPGOOD, C.1820

with ivory stringing, with a white metal ball finial key escutcheon and engraved plaque, the interior with a pair of lift-out canisters with hinged lids, one with maker's paper trade label, inscribed 'Thomas B. Hopgood, maker 202, Bishopsgate St. London' with ivory edging and white metal ball feet

19cm high, 20.5cm wide, 12.8cm deep

Provenance

A Connoisseur's Collection of Caddies.

Ivory Registration number: TCZPL8SN