RARE PRESSED TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
English Regency Period Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, pagoda form with front, side and back floral and reeded pressed tortoiseshell panels, with silver stringing, lid cartouche and lock escutcheon (with key), base edge skirt with edging, set on metal ball form feet, velvet lined lid, interior with two tortoiseshell veneer lidded and foil lined compartments, 6 1/4" high, 6 5/8" x 4 3/8". Painted and inset tortoiseshell veneer repairs, veneer shrinkage cracks, edging losses/repairs.
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English Regency Period Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, pagoda form with front, side and back floral and reeded pressed tortoiseshell panels, with silver stringing, lid cartouche and lock escutcheon (with key), base edge skirt with edging, set on metal ball form feet, velvet lined lid, interior with two tortoiseshell veneer lidded and foil lined compartments, 6 1/4" high, 6 5/8" x 4 3/8". Painted and inset tortoiseshell veneer repairs, veneer shrinkage cracks, edging losses/repairs.
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