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Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments

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Antique English Regency Rosewood, Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy With Two Separate Tea Compartments and Individual Handled Lids, Centred on Four Bun Feet Circa 1700's Great patina embellishing the age of the caddy. A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first introduced to Europe from Asia, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative, to fit in with the rest of a drawing-room or other reception room. Hot water was carried up from the kitchen, and the tea made by the mistress of the house, or under her supervision. As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock, was made with two and often three divisions for the actual caddies, the center portion being reserved for sugar. In the late 18th and early 19th century, caddies made from mahogany and rosewood were popular.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.12 in (13 cm)Width: 7.88 in (20 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
  • Style:
    Regency (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1800s
  • Condition:
    Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. In good structural condition, item has wear and minor losses in line with the age of the piece.
  • Seller Location:
    Reading, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: KF ****mi stop31stDibs: LU8232235195932

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