19TH C TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY

A 19th Century Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The tea caddy with a hinged pagoda lid, the interior velvet lined, and faced. The two tea compartments, each with a knob handled cover. The body of octagonal shaping, with columns to each corner of the caddy. The whole on an outward sweeping concave base, standing on four ball feet. Height 6 inches, width 7 1/4 inches, depth 4 1/2 inches. Date c 1850.

Ref: 21114

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