Oval pewter tea-caddy

Silver tea-caddy by William Ayton, Edinburgh, 1728 - 1729, engraved with the crest and motto of Stewart

Silver tea-caddy, oval in plan with a domed, hinged lid, by Adrian Hope, Edinburgh, 1987

Tea-caddy of lacquered wood, rectangular, and painted in brown and gold lacquers: Japan, 19th century

Box for tea-caddies of lacquered wood, rectangular, with a black ground and coloured lacquers in relief: possibly Europe, 19th century

Tea-caddy with hinged lid, of black lacquered wood: possibly Europe, 19th century

Tea-caddy with hinged lid, of black lacquered wood: possibly Europe, 19th century

Tea-caddy of lacquered wood, rectangular with hinged lid, painted in gold with figures in landscapes, containing two lead containers with covers, and with a small iron key: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century AD

Tea-caddy of painted enamel, nearly cubical with curved sides, with scroll ornament in black, blue and red in separate panels: China, Guangzhou (Canton), 18th century AD

Tea-caddy of porcelain with imitation marble glazes, rectangular with a short neck, and with red and black inscriptions in the form of a poem: China, Qing dynasty, probably Yongzheng reign, 1723 - 1735

Tea caddy and cover of porcelain, with underglaze blue decoration of a river scene and overlaid gilt bands: China, Qing dynasty, gilt in England, late 18th century

Tea caddy of blue and white porcelain with a river scene and heavy gilt bands: China, Qing dynasty, gilt in England, late 18th century

Silver-gilt tea caddy, with a cover and a card and silk liner, from the nécessaire de voyage or travelling service assembled by Martin-Guillaume Biennais for Napoleon's sister, the Princess Pauline Borghese, possibly at the time of her marriage to Prince Camillo Borghese in 1803: French, Paris, by Marie-Joseph-Gabriel Genu and Martin-Guillaume Biennais, hallmarked 1798 - 1809, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825

Liner of card and green silk, to protect a silver-gilt tea caddy and cover, from the nécessaire de voyage or travelling service assembled by Martin-Guillaume Biennais for Napoleon's sister, the Princess Pauline Borghese, possibly at the time of her marriage to Prince Camillo Borghese in 1803: French, Paris, c. 1800 - 1804, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825

Tea caddy of silver, of upright canister type, engraved with a coat-of-arms and the name 'Susanna Reed': English, London, by John Farnell, 1715 - 1716

Silver-gilt tea caddy with flat hinged cover and beaded edges, engraved with crosses and cinquefoils as heraldic devices of William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey: English, London, by Michael Plummer, 1796 - 1797