A George IV silver-gilt double tea caddy, by Samuel Dutton, London 1826, rectangular form, the front and back embossed and chased with hunting scenes with horses and hounds, the sides with game birds in landscape settings, with a windmill and church behind, the hinged cover with foliate decoration and engraved with a crest, the interior with a dividing section and wood-lined, with perished foil lining, with a lock, length 18cm, height 17cm, approx. total gross weight 1229g. The crest is that of Bentley, of Birch House, Lancashire.

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