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Antique Boxes in English Society
1760 -1900
by ANTIGONE
Tea Caddies and Tea
Tea Caddies and Tea

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Single Compartment Mahogany tea Caddy Circa 1810.

A single compartment mahogany tea caddy with embossed gilded brass escutcheon. Circa 1810.  

4.8" wide by 3.6" by 4.4" tall.

  
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The flame mahogany on the front is particularly attractive.

The form of the top shows the neo classical influence which were prevalent at the time.

The inside of the caddy is lined with silvered paper.

  

For the historical context of this caddy read the relevant part of Antigone's Online Antique Box Book. If you click here you will go there.
We have written a highly illustrated book on Antique Boxes and Tea caddies which is being published by Schiffer Books USA.  

 © 2002 Antigone Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly