EARLY 19TH CENTURY GEORGIAN TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY,1st Quarter 19th Century. Lock is unmarked. Hinged top with silver plate engraved JHL in script; opens to brown velvet lined lid interior and two lined tea caddy compartments with covers with bone pulls. Lock is present, but no key. Bone escutcheon. - 4 3/16" high x7 5/16" wide x 3 15/16" deep. Estimate $500-700
Areas of loss and separation to the shell veneer to front, sides and back.
