Rare Pair of British Tea Caddies
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Directory: Antiques: Furnishings: Accessories: Boxes: Pre 1800: Item # 1476602
Directory: Antiques: Furnishings: Accessories: Boxes: Pre 1800: Item # 1476602
Please refer to our stock # 11234 when inquiring.
$4,650
Rare True Pair of 18th Century English Tea Caddies in harewood, of oval form with satinwood and ebony stringings and bandings. The hinged lids with a finely enlaid paterae of flowers in an urn and opening to a interior with "floating lids".
Circa 1790
Circa 1790
Provenance: From the Estate of Edward Bridgeforth, Winchester,VA
Most single compartment tea caddies were originally one of a pair; one for green tea and one for black tea. It is extremely rare for both to survive together.
6.25" x 3.25 "x 4"tall
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