INLAID TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
19th c. Tea Caddy, with double serpentine front and mother-of-pearl floral design inlay, silver lid cartouche with JML monogram, silver lock escutcheon, metal stringing, skirted base edge, velvet lined lid, two interior lidded compartments with traces of foil lining, set on metal ball form feet, 5 1/2" high, 7 3/4" x 4 3/4". Veneer repairs, back panel and lid veneer cracks, stringing repairs.
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19th c. Tea Caddy, with double serpentine front and mother-of-pearl floral design inlay, silver lid cartouche with JML monogram, silver lock escutcheon, metal stringing, skirted base edge, velvet lined lid, two interior lidded compartments with traces of foil lining, set on metal ball form feet, 5 1/2" high, 7 3/4" x 4 3/4". Veneer repairs, back panel and lid veneer cracks, stringing repairs.
