An early Victorian rosewood and inlaid tea caddy,
includes the period mixing bowl, and original lacquer interior, later brass feet.
16.5cm (h) x 30cm (w) x 16.5cm (d)
Paper label for 'Greenin and Co, Fancy Depot, 13 North Street, Brighton'. This caddy will have been made some time between 1839 - 1845 as the shop became a tailors by 1846.
Condition:
Overall this caddy presents well, with the usual knocks, marks, chips, and scratches you would expect from a piece of this age. There has been an attempted repair to the inlay in the back left of the lid. There is a slight warp to the front right corner of the box, the interior of the box is relatively untouched, with repair to the left canister lid. Feet likely a replacement.
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