Hygra: A Regency Penwork Three Compartment Tea Caddy circa 1820

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A Regency Penwork Three Compartment Tea Caddy circa 1820

A Regency three compartment Penwork Tea caddy decorated all over with exotic penwork scenes on a sycamore ground . Circa 1820.
The caddy is in good original condition. It has a working lock and key.
The caddy stands on embossed brass feet.

"Penwork" is sometimes referred to as "pen and ink".

It measures inches wide by inches deep and it is inches high including feet: cm wide by cm deep by cm high.

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A Regency three compartment Penwork Tea caddy decorated all over with exotic penwork scenes on a sycamore ground . Circa 1820. tcpendisfam01.jpg (93208 bytes)

A Regency three compartment Penwork Tea caddy decorated all over with exotic penwork scenes on a sycamore ground . Circa 1820. tcpendisfam06.jpg (78239 bytes)

Inside are three compartments. The two on the sides with their separate lids are for tea; central one with an engraved bowl is for sugar.

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Detail top:
The scenes on this caddy are particularly whimsical and are and inspire all sorts of captions.

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A Regency three compartment Penwork Tea caddy decorated all over with exotic penwork scenes on a sycamore ground . Circa 1820. tcpendisfam02.jpg (96871 bytes)

A Regency three compartment Penwork Tea caddy decorated all over with exotic penwork scenes on a sycamore ground . Circa 1820. tcpendisfam03.jpg (117897 bytes)

A Regency three compartment Penwork Tea caddy decorated all over with exotic penwork scenes on a sycamore ground . Circa 1820. tcpendisfam04.jpg (95842 bytes)

The bowl is decorated with wheel engraving.

Detail from the back:

For the historical context of this caddy read the relevant part of Antigone's Online Antique Box Book. If you click here you will go there.

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