Rare 18th century fruit wood apple shaped tea caddy, having a circular hinged lid with carved ivory “stem”, opening to a tin-lined interior. Probably Continental, Circa 1760-80.
Antique French Brass Perfume Box with openwork engraved brass body and domed top opening to a felt lined interior with three gilt cut crystal bottles and stoppers. Circa 1830-50.
Rare Chinese Export Roll Top Lap Desk, Asian Hardwoods
with ebony and brass mounts having single lower drawer that when opened reveals a fitted interior, sloped writing surface and "pop-up" storage compartment with tambour doors.
Circa 1830.
*See Crossman, The ChinaTrade,
color plate 96 (page 248) for
another example. ...click for details
Exceptional burled walnut cavé-a-liqueur having hinged top and front panel opening to an interior with removable tray fitted with decanters and glasses. (missing one decanter and two glasses, some minor damage) French, late 19th century.
Exceptional Antique French Marquetry Tea Caddy with amboyna, kingwood,
rosewood and brass wire
inlays; the shaped top opening
to two lidded compartments with second “floating” lids. Circa 1870.
Exceptional antique burled walnut bottlebox with brass banding, having rectangular top opening to a fitted interior with four stoppered crystal decanters (two of which swing out and back). Retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston. Late 19th, early 20th century). [Lacks three glasses, one decanter extensively repaired at neck.]
Small English Regency blonde tortoise shell tea caddy with pewter stringing; rectangular with stepped lid inlaid with a mother-of-pearl floral spray, opening to two lidded shell veneered compartments with ivory finials and the whole raised on brass ball feet. Circa 1800-1820.
Antique American shaped tole box with gilt foliate decoration on front and polychrome peacock and floral decoration on hinged lid. Circa 1850-1870. Provenance: Estate of Ruthann Coggins Bardes, Greewich, CT.
Exceptional bombé English Regency tortoiseshell tea caddy; the top panel and front panel elaborately inlaid with delicate scrolling vine and flower engraved mother of pearl; with silver escutcheon; on original ivory bun feet; having two interior compartments with tortoiseshell lids, which appear to retain remnants of the original tea pewter lining. Circa 1830.
