Antique English tea chest
in mahogany with satinwood stringing and crossbanding
in various woods; the rectangular lid is inlaid with
a sunburst pattern surrounding a pointed oval pattera with the British lion holding a shield.
Circa 1800.
Fine English Regency sarcophagus form tea caddy in satinwood, banded with rosewood, having shaped rectangular lid opening to a fitted interior with two removable caddies. The wooden bun feet are not original. Circa 1800.
Length: 12”
Width: 6”
Height: 7”
Exceptional dome top English Tumbridgeware tea caddy in rosewood, with lid inlaid with a micro-mosaic basket of flowers on a satinwood ground and all four sides with an inlaid band in the “tumbling blocks” pattern. Circa 1870-1880.
Dimensions: 5.5” x 4.5 ” x 5.5”
Late Regency sewing or jewelry box
in rosewood inlaid with
scrolling vine decoration of boxwood and having a double
cyma curved lid and brass ball feet. English, circa 1830.
Exceptional Antique English
tea caddy in tiger mahogany and heavily inlaid with various exotic woods, the front panel with oval print of two women.
Rectangular form with cut corners inlaid to imitate fluting, and having a silvered copper handle. Late 18th-
early 19th century.
(The interior with later foil
lining.)
Two Antique English papier mâché shoe form match safes (or ‘vesta case’), one with hand painted decoration with a butterfly, the other with inlaid piqué work, oval hinged lid, and ‘strike’ on bottom of shoe. Circa 1870.
Wonderful antique English letterbox in olivewood in the form of a miniature cabinet having a rectangular, hinged top and hinged front panels opening to a fitted interior. (Three of the original turned wood writing implements and key are available). Circa 1870.
