Classic refined elegance and sophistication at its finest.
Born at the turn of the late 18th / early 19th century, during the height of the golden age of English furniture and design, this Georgian period / Regency era (George III, 1760-1801) tea caddy with beautifully aged dark patina, features a rectangular sarcophagus-form case in warm, rich, highly figured mahogany veneer, accented by contrasting satinwood and ebony string banding and intricate cross-banded inlays, mounted with patinated metal lion's mask ring handles, raised on brass ball-and-claw feet.
The hinged lid top opens to reveal a visually striking interior, embellished with Chippendale old English fylfot rosette medallion, above a red upholstery lined center space that once housed a mixing glass...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Texas Tea Caddies