TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
19th c. Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, with shaped front, flared skirt, and ball feet, metal stringing, silver lid plaque and lock escutcheon (with key), velvet lined lid, double lidded compartment interior with traces of foil lining, 5 3/4" high, 7 3/4" x 5". Infilled veneer losses to skirt, base edge and interior lids, replaced feet, repaired break to one interior lid.
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19th c. Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, with shaped front, flared skirt, and ball feet, metal stringing, silver lid plaque and lock escutcheon (with key), velvet lined lid, double lidded compartment interior with traces of foil lining, 5 3/4" high, 7 3/4" x 5". Infilled veneer losses to skirt, base edge and interior lids, replaced feet, repaired break to one interior lid.
