A late Regency tortoiseshell tea caddy, of rectangular canted form with a slightly domed hinged cover having pewter stringing and applied cut steel prunts and a turned ivory finial, the front with a silver escutcheon, the ivory banded interior edge with a lidded compartment with ivory handle, on steel ball feet, 4.25in (11cm) h, 4.5in (11.5cm) w, 3in (7.5cm) d.
