A REGENCY EBONY AND BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY
A REGENCY EBONY AND BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY

CIRCA 1815

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A REGENCY EBONY AND BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY
Circa 1815
The hinged rectangular domed lid with canted corners enclosing a pair of lidded compartments centering a circular well, the tapering body with flower basket ringed handles to the sides, on foliate lions' paw feet, inlaid overall and to the interior with scrolls, stylized foliage and fleur-de-lys and with geormetric and star-inlaid stringing
12in. (32cm.) wide