DESCRIPTION

THIS WONDERFUL GEORGIAN TEA CADDY, PROBABLY MADE AROUND 1830 USING EXOTIC NATIVE WOODS AND IMPORTED RARE HARDWOODS IN THE "VAN DYKE" PATTERN, ALL FRAMED WITH ROSEWOOD, IS IN VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION.    THE PATTERN IS REPEATED ON ALL 4 SIDES OF THE CADDY AND AT EITHER SIDE THERE ARE QUALITY BRASS CIRCULAR RING HANDLES.    THE INTERIOR HAS 2 LIFT OUT INLAID CANISTERS AND A FITTED, PROBABLY ORIGINAL, CUT GLASS MIXING BOWL - CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE BOWL MAY ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN USED FOR SUGAR WHICH WAS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE AT THE TIME.    THERE IS ORIGINAL CRUSHED VELVET LINING IN THE LID AND THERE ARE TRACES OF THE  FOIL LINING IN THE CANISTERS.     THE LOCK IS PRESENT BUT THERE IS NO KEY.    

THERE ARE SOME MINOR FAULTS.   ON ONE OF THE SIDES THERE IS A SMALL PIECE OF VENEER AND STRINGING MISSING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX ON THE BACK CORNER - SEE PHOTOS 4 AND 5.     THERE IS ALSO ALSO A SIMILAR SMALL PIECE OF STRINGING MISSING IN THE OTHER BACK CORNER AT THE BOTTOM - SHOWING BEST IN THE SIDE VIEW SHOWN IN PHOTO 7.        PHOTO 12, SHOWING THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX, INDICATES 3 NARROW MISSING STRIPS OF ORIGINAL WOOD AND ALSO POSSIBLY INDICATES THAT THERE MAY HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN BUN FEET.      THE CUT GLASS BOWL IS IN CLASSICAL GEORGIAN FORM BUT IT HAS HAD 2 PIECES POORLY REGLUED.   THERE IS SOME VERY, VERY LIGHT LIFTING OF THE CENTRAL VENEERS ON THE LID AND SOME VERY SLIGHT CRACKING IN THE ROSEWOOD PANEL ON THE LEFT OF THE LID. 

THE BOX MEASURES 7.4 INCHES MAX IN HEIGHT, 12.25 INCHES MAX IN LENGTH AND 6.25 INCHES MAX IN WIDTH.     

PLEASE EXAMINE ALL OF THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY.       OVERALL, THIS DRAMATIC BOX IS IN BRILLIANT ANTIQUE CONDITION AND IT WOULD MAKE A SUPERB ADDITION TO ANY BOX COLLECTION.        

I  HAVE MANY MORE ANTIQUE ITEMS AVAILABLE IN MY SHOP http://stores.ebay.co.uk/eco-antiques  ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST SUCH AS SILVER, SILVER PLATE, CRYSTAL AND CHINA, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS WILL ALWAYS BE GIVEN ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES IF POSSIBLE.    2920GMS.   DR.    

POSTAL CHARGES AND PACKAGING

Royal Mail is our postal company of choice as we believe that it provides the most professional and reliable service compared with its competitors.    Please note that buying more than one item can, in practically all cases, give significant postal savings and make the P&P better value for money.   

All our items are packaged to a very high standard using polystyrene chips made from re-cycled material and new bubble wrap to protect from damage.  We also  use brand new good quality cardboard boxes.   Our postage charges help towards the cost of these packaging materials.

POSTING 

Our parcels are currently collected by Royal Mail every Tuesday and Friday and we aim to despatch all items where payment has cleared by the night before.  We will use Royal Mail Special Delivery if requested by you at time of purchase, there will be an additional charge.  For overseas buyers please contact us to confirm postage arrangements and charges.  

FEEDBACK

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