A GEORGE III ROLLED PAPER 'FILIGREE' AND INLAID TEA CADDY of hexagonal form, the top and sides all inset with rolled paper with gilt edges, the hinged lid with an articulated ring handle, the front with an oval panel enclosing a coloured print of a maiden, with ivory escutcheon, the interior with a further lid with silvered metal handle and similar rolled paper decoration, the interior with traces of foil lining, 14cm high This tea caddy is typical of those produced during the late 18th century, using coloured and gilded paper coils to simulate metalwork, and set with coloured engravings. The technique was mostly carried out by ladies for amusement or taught at ladies' schools. In 1786 an account of paper filigree work was published in the New Ladies' Magazine illustrating various techniques. See A.Clarke and J. O'Kelly, .'Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, & Society 1700-1880', pp.117-118.