at the Sign of the Hygra
2 Middleton Road
London E8 4BL
Tel: 00 44 (0)20 7254 7074
email: boxes@hygra.com
1760 -1900
by ANTIGONE
Tea Caddies and Tea
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ANTIQUE BOXES at the Sign of the Hygra 2 Middleton Road London E8 4BL Tel: 00 44 (0)20 7254 7074 email: boxes@hygra.com |
Antique Boxes in English Society 1760 -1900 by ANTIGONE Tea Caddies and Tea |
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Early 19th C Anglo Indian three compartment tea caddy. Caddies of this period are very rare. In caddies made of horn, the sarcophagus theme has the dimension of texture and depth given by lids constructed in reeded and radiating pieces of horn. |
© 1999 Antigone Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly
