Geometric Tea Caddy

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Tunbridge Wear Style From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Geometric inlaid Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rectangular box form is veneered in exotic coromandel to the sides and rear with a front and top panel of various inlaid woods including tulipwood, satinwood, boxwood and ebony. The Tea Caddy is edged in barbershop strips of alternating brass and ebony. The design with a greek key style border framing a central inlay of chequered criss-cross inlay. The exterior of the Tea Caddy is finished with a vacant shield initial plaque to the lid with a matching escutcheon. When opened, the Tea Caddy reveals a purple velvet lining to the inner lid and two raised lids with stepped borders surmounted by a flower petal mother of pearl handle upon a satinwood veneer, the interior is finished with the edge faced in Coromandel. The Tea Caddy dates to the 19th century during the Victorian period circa 1880. The Tea Caddy comes complete with working lock and tasselled key. Coromandel is a valuable wood found in India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. It has a contrasting hazel-brown colour with black grain. It is a dense, heavy wood that is so popular it has been logged to extinction over the last few hundred years. This makes Calamander pieces even more special. Boxwood “Buxus sempervirens” can be found in Europe, Northwest Africa and Southwest Asia. It is a light cream that turns darker to brown when exposed to light. The trees are very small meaning it is suited to smaller projects like edging or inlay instead of veneers. Ebony is often almost completely black with very little visible grain often with a subtle red/purple hue. This wood is very expensive due to the slow-growing trees which can often be gnarly affecting the yield of straight workable wood. Most ebonies are very dense making work with hand tools very difficult and can quickly clunt cutting tools. This density however offers an excellent finish on turned items. Satinwood is found in India and Sri Lanka. It has a rich golden colour and an almost reflective sheen. Satinwood is traditionally used for high quality furniture. Tulipwood is also known as Brazilian Tulipwood, Brazilian Pinkwood and Bahia Rosewood. It is found in South America, mainly Brazil. The colour is warm yellow with streaks or brown-red grain. Mother of Pearl is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is the same material that natural pearls are made from and is desirable due to its strong and resilient makeup along with its beautiful iridescent shimmer. Victorian, an era of British History corresponding approximately with the reign of Queen Victoria from the 20th of June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901 however, there are arguments stating that the Victorian era is actually from 1820 until 1914 proceeded by Georgian era and followed by the Edwardian era.

Similar to:
Tunbridge Ware (Cabinetmaker)
Dimensions:
Height: 5.32 in (13.5 cm)Width: 9.26 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 5.12 in (13 cm)
Style:
High Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Boxwood,Brass,Ebony,Shell,Hand-Carved,Hand-Crafted,Inlay,Veneer
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1880
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Northampton, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 501418MCE1stDibs: LU8027242926312

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