Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Perfume Caddy, 18th Century

18th century chest. Carved and gilded wood. 18th century vault with a still Baroque structure, with a wavy profile, with bulges in elevation, but already decorated with Rococo detail...

Cylindrical box of "turner's test", 17th-18th century. Cylindrical box decorated with different bands and lid with a carved star. In the bse it presents a series of inscriptions t...

Carved silver box, 20th century. Small silver box carved with a great variety of motifs, all belonging to different artistic traditions based on Ro...

Arquette inspired by 17th century models. Silver, Spain, 20th century Rectangular casket made of silver in its color, with four legs in the corners in the form of roll and finished ...

With hallmarks. Three-lobed flat-top box made of silver in its color decorated on the edge and lid with elements on chopped luster. The upper part presents a scene framed by scallop...

Oval box. Silver, 19th centu. With contrast marks. Oval box with flat lid made of silver, partially gilded, decorated on the outside with figurative scenes ...

BEAUTIFUL PERFUMER Sevres 18th Century In French Sévres porcelain, with a gilded bronze mount, polychrome and gilded decoration with a gallant landscape s...

Made in the late 18th century into the early 19th century in the style of Georgian, and made from strong mahogany wood. Clamped together by metal hardware. There was once a key to lo...

Small oval tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with applied pressed silver with a rippled design. The front has an ornate silver escutcheon. The tortoiseshell & silver tea caddy interior contains most of its original tin lining with a rippled silver surround incorporating the hinge, and a single floating tortoiseshell lid with silver ball handle which rests on the tea to keep it fresh. This delightful little oval tea caddy...

18th century mahogany tea caddy in the Chippendale style, having the original brass swan neck handle and escutcheon, the hinged top opens to reveal three divisions, with one division...

A late 18th century, Georgian, Mahogany tea caddy having extremely attractive inlaid conch shells, banded and strung decoration, with hinged lid enclosing lidded interior retaining partial paper foil lining. This particular caddy is relatively plain and simple in design, but the attractive inlaid decoration lifts it significantly. The condition remains relatively good and clearly it has been well loved throughout its life. Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves, but also to enable the owner to lock away those aforementioned valuable tea leaves, keeping them safe from the house staffs potential wandering hands. This 18th century tea caddy...

A very nice enamel tea caddy, Vienna 18th century, paintings with landscape and couples on all sides and on the top and gold ornamentation.