A large and imposing kingwood tea chest inlaid with brass ornament standing on turned and carved feet hand having side handles.   

The chest is within the neoclassical tradition having a cavetto molding to the top and brass inlay consistent with the early Regency.

Earlier pieces featuring brass inlaid ornament have an unrivalled purity of design. The brass motifs are well separated and is of stylized and restrained form. The decoration and form are classical rather than naturalistic.

It measures 14 inches wide  by 6.75 inches deep and it is 8 inches  tall including feet:

These pieces were executed with immaculate precision, respecting and enhancing the natural beauty of the wood.

 Thomas Hope designed furniture with brass  inlay in controlled stylized patterns.

The top design is laid out with symmetry the separate motifs  around a central element. The style and the form are very different to the brass inlay work which was more usual only a  few years later. 

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Detail: the inlaid brass escutcheon is part of the overall  design. The inlay is executed to a very high tolerance with very little space surrounding the brass.

Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society -- 1700--1880, ISBN: 0764316885  Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, A Schiffer Book for collectors

Detail: the turned and carved side handle.

Inside the chest are two lift-out lidded canisters and a cut glass bowl.  The lid is lined with velvet.

The canisters are inlaid with the same central motif as the top. The complex detailing is of very high quality. There are kingwood facings contrasted with boxwood linings.  

Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society -- 1700--1880, ISBN: 0764316885  Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, A Schiffer Book for collectors