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Rare English Tea Chest in the Form of a Sideboard browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Furnishings:Accessories:Boxes: Pre 1900: item # 1132720 Please refer to our stock # C/RMT/679 when inquiring.
STUDIO ANTIQUES & FINE ART, INC. 524 North Washington Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 703-548-5188 $3250. |
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Rare English Tea Chest in the Form of a Sideboard, in mahogany and deal, having a rectangular hinged top with shaped and carved backsplash, opening to a felt lined interior with two compartments for teaspoons and a moulded crystal sugarbowl. The front with a starburst pierced central panel flanked by hinged doors with applied plinth-form decoration and opening to foil lined drawers for green and black teas. William Smee & Sons, London, published a catalog of furniture designs in 1850 which had sideboards of similar form. (See Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Designs by Edward Joy, pp 435-36.) Exhibited: The 48th Washington Antique Show, “Inside and Outside the Box”. Circa 1840. 13.25” x 7” x 11.25” |
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