λ A GEORGE IV TORTOISESHELL OCTAGONAL TEA CADDY C.1820-25 the hinged domed lid inlaid with pewter stringing, with a silver coloured metal acorn finial, the body applied with pressed tortoiseshell Gothic panels, the interior with ivory edging and a single lid, on brass ball feet 15.3cm high Provenance By repute, Ronald Phillips Ltd, 26 Bruton Street, London. Dreweatts, Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics, 11th November 2015, lot 50. The Estate of the late Jane Sumner.