Early 19th century, a rectangular English mixed wood tea caddy with brass hardware, shell motif top handle and rococo style escutcheon, wooden ball feet, includes three canisters, 5 3/4 in. H, 7 3/4 in. L, 4 1/2 in. D; and a mahogany Victorian revival tea caddy with brass hardware and Rococo style escutcheon, includes key and three engraved starburst canisters, 5 in. H, 7 1/4 in. L, approx. 5 in. D
Provenance: From the Estate of Robert A. Erlandson, longtime Baltimore Sun journalist and former London bureau chief (1980–1984). This collection of tea caddies was assembled over decades, with many examples acquired while he lived in England, and pieces from the collection have been featured in publications on tea caddies and antique boxes

Age appropriate wear; one of the ball feet replaced/repaired as it is slightly larger than the others, scratches and some minor losses, missing key; Victorian revival tea caddy with non working key