GREEN TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
Rare Early 19th c. English Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, rectangular shape with rounded corners and domed lid, silver stringing with silver lock escutcheon (with key), silver-plated lid finial, interior with two tortoiseshell veneered lidded compartments with traces of foil lining, 5 3/4" high, 6 3/4" x 3 3/4". Stringing repairs, a few painted veneer repairs, finial plating losses.
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Rare Early 19th c. English Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, rectangular shape with rounded corners and domed lid, silver stringing with silver lock escutcheon (with key), silver-plated lid finial, interior with two tortoiseshell veneered lidded compartments with traces of foil lining, 5 3/4" high, 6 3/4" x 3 3/4". Stringing repairs, a few painted veneer repairs, finial plating losses.
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