A wonderful and unusual circa 1800 English George III two compartment tea caddy having rectangular satinwood veneered oak case with Kingwood, boxwood, and ebony inlaid borders and ‘Aesop’s Fables’ themed green-stained boxwood inlay and penwork decoration to the top and front with center ovals of ‘The Eagle and the Fox’ on top and the front, below lozenge-form bone-inlaid key scutcheon, is that of the mighty lion.
INFORMATION
Price: $
Condition: Good. Wear commensurate with age and use. The top and interior compartment lids with minor age 'warp';original lock and working key.
Number of items: 1
Measurements:
Width: 8.13
Height: 4.88
Depth: 4.5
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