Description: ANOTHER LOVELY AND VERY RARE ITEM FROM MY PERSONAL ANTIQUECOLLECTION2020. OFFERED TODAY IS THIS BEAUTIFUL LOOKING George III mahogany tea caddy with strung inlay and silver mounts. Fitted with a pair of tea boxes each with ovoid hinged covers and a compartment for a set of six teaspoons and sugar tongs along with an associated set of silver spoons and tongs. DESCRIPTION: This is a BEAUTIFUL AND RARE mahogany tea caddy dating from circa 1800-1810. The construction of this lovely caddy is really well made. The oval lidded tea compartments are so well fitted that they literally glide into position when put back into the box. I think this is a cabinet makers piece as it is so well made. It has lovely stringing and a nice Georgian silver looped handle. The base of the handle is marked with 2 English silver hall marks but no date mark. The tea boxes have 99% of the original coating on the insides. What makes this caddy irresistibly rare are the provisions at the side of the tea boxes for a set of six teaspoons and ‘Apostle’ sugar tongs. There are a set of teaspoons in the compartment and a set of tongs. They are not the originals and the spoons date to 1933 and the tongs to 1896. The caddy is in lovely condition showing some light cracking to the veneer in places and some wear ‘nibbles’ along the inner edge just below where the lid closes. This is a truly beautiful antique. The caddy measures 21.9cms (219mm) in length by 14.6cms (146mm) in width and 13.4cms (134mm) in height. It weighs 1.743kg. Note: there is no key to this item and the lock has not been checked for operation. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Payment is due 3 days from auction ending unless specified otherwise. All shipping and handling charges are to be paid by the winning bidder I insure all of my packages shipped within the United Kingdom. I insure (at an extra cost) & register international shipments. There is NO exception. My return policy is as follows: Damaged or lost item refunds will be made by the insurance holder (ROYAL MAIL POSTAL SERVICE etc). I have described all of my items to the best of my knowledge. You may only return an item if there was a mistake made by me in the description of the item that I have overlooked. I WILL NOT refund any money to you if you did not read the entire description carefully (was smaller than you thought, wrong color, wrong size or not what you thought it was etc...) Please also note if for some reason you just do not like the item or have buyers remorse I WILL NOT refund.
Price: 595 GBP
Location: Doncaster
End Time: 2024-08-29T16:21:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 75.18 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 14 days
Sub-Type: Mahogany
Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware
Antique: Yes
Style/ Period: Georgian
Original/Repro: Original
Age: 1800-1849
