Description
A Regency penwork sarcophagus tea caddy, decorated chinoserie scenes with figures, building, birds, animals and insects, the hinged cover with foliage bands and centred a cartouche with an elephant and a figure, revealing a fully decorated interior with a replaced glass bowl and flanked by a pair of lidded compartments, with ivory handles, the sides with embossed brass plate ring handles and raised embossed foliate winged paw feet, 8in (20.3cm) h, 11.75in (30cm) w.
