A flame mahogany tea chest of traditional Chippendale form having fretted brass escutcheon and top carrying handle with a sliding side revealing a secret spoon drawer and standing on bracket feet. Circa 1770

It measures 10.3 inches wide  by 5.5  inches deep and it is 6.8 inches  high including feet: 26 cm wide by 14cm deep by 17 cm high.

Detail showing the cavetto molding with beads framing the top and separating the sides.

 Detail showing the oak construction and the original velvet.

Detail showing the panel raised and the drawer pulled out.

Detail: Here the secret panel which hides the drawer is in the open position. The structural wood is quartered oak. The medullar rays are clearly visible. 

Detail: One of the bracket feet is a later replacement.