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Description:
Ref: 880TC  http://hygra.com/box/880TC 

George III inlaid two compartment tea caddy veneered with hairwood and inlaid with marquetry depicting still life of flowers. The caddy has two supplementary lids. 

Origin: UK ;  Circa: 1800; Materials: .

Size: 18.8 cm wide by 10.5 cm by 12.3 cm:   7.4 inches wide by  4.1 inches by 4.8  inches.

Condition: good overall; working lock and key; see images; as each person has different criteria and antiques by their very nature have wear  please enlarge the images and ask for extra information as needed. 

Keywords: George III, tea caddy, antique, hygra, 

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The front is veneered with hairwood framed with a purfeling  of dark and light woods with cross- banding  of kingwood.

The ovals depict flowers in urns Some elements such as the leaves are stained.

The front canted corners are decorated with marquetry depicting stylized flowers and classical urns. The background is stained green. The subtle shading is created by scorching the wood in hot sand or molten lead. 

There are marks to the harewood especially on the back

The inside of the lid is lined with faded purple velvet.

the inside of the caddy retains traces of its original leading.

There are two compartments with supplementary lids. The lids and and the inside of the caddy retains traces of its original leading.

In the 18th Century the lids sit on the tea.   

Harewood is stained quarter sawn maple. It is the same type of wood used in violin backs, although they are not usually stained. The grain here is running side to side.

The rays or curl are across the grain. They are only visible when the wood is quarter sawn. 

 

The top has a central oval depicting a still life of flowers fielded in a panel of harewood.

 

The felt on the underside is a replacement.