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.
Antique French miniature prie-dieu in rosewood with fretwork top opening to a small compartment, turned supports and a base lined kneeler opening to reveal a hidden drawer. Circa 1870.
Ornate Antique French Bronze Dore Jewelry Casket, with inset painted porcelain plaques; having a hinged lid opening to a velvet lined well, above two doors opening to shelves and raised on dragon form feet. Circa 1870. (n.b. doors close but do not lock)
Small Scale English Regency Rosewood Jewelry Box with inset carrying handles, brass banding, inlay, escutcheon and plaque. Originally a lap desk. It is lacking its interior fittings; currently felt lined. Circa 1820.
Extremely Rare George III Tea Caddy in the shape of an urn-form knife box, in partridge wood with satnwood stringing, octagonal with pagoda shaped lid and acorn-form finial, urn-form body and turned socle with square plinth base having inlaid banding (lock replaced). Circa 1790. Provenance: The Terence J. Fox Collection of Tea Equipage, Formerly the Collection of Iroquois Brands, Ltd.. Height, 10.”
Small Federal Tea Caddy in walnut inlaid on all sides with a central rectangle of various woods, bordered with striped and checkered inlays, with satinwood stringing. The stepped lid opens to a divided interior.
American, probably Connecticut River Valley, Circa 1790
6” x 4” x 4.5” (This could be a child's tea caddy)
English Regency Breakfront form tea caddy in mahogany with ebony and satinwood stringing; original silver plate pull and wooden handles; opening to 3 lidded compartments with remnants of original tea pewter. All on wooden bun feet. Circa 1815.
English mahogany tea chest of simple rectangular form. The beauty of this chest lies in its interior with its 2 silver plate sugar caniste rand matching silverplate sugar canister. Circa 1825.
