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"Tea Chests": Plate CXXVIII and Plate CXXIX, T Chippendale  The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director 1754  engraved by M.Darley Sculp. 
The form of the tea chest was published by Chippendale. Generally the tea Chest contained canisters. These were often made from tole-ware.

Description:
Ref: 733TC
http://hygra.com/box/733TC

Rare  complex Toleware tea chest of rectangular form. The outside is decorated with painted decoration depicting rural scenes on a  japanned ocher ground. 
Inside the chest there are three canisters. The two with round caps  would have been for tea; the central canister with hinged lid  would have been for sugar. The chest stands on gilded brass feet.

Origin: UK;  Circa: 1765; materials: toleware,  tin plated ferrous metal with japanned decoration. 
Size: 20.8 cm wide by 11 cm by 13 cm:   8.2 inches wide by  4.3  inches by   5.1 inches.

Condition: good overall and does not seem to have suffered the indignation of major restoration; some of the soldered joins have been re-soldered in the past. This process has locally damaged the japanned decoration there is some chipping to the paint. (see images)  The chest has its original working lock and key; see images and individual comments.

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