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Unusually Large Early 19th C Parquetry Caddy
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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Unusually Large Early 19th C Parquetry Caddy

19th century
Description

An Unusual Tea Caddy.

The large Tea Caddy, with an octagonal top, inlaid with a parquetry pattern of specimen woods, within a rosewood banding, edged with boxwood stringing.

The top hinging open to a pair of tea containers, each with a cross banded and inlaid edge, surrounding a parquetry inlaid centre, opening to silver paper lined interiors.

The octagonal rosewood body with cross banded and inlaid decoration, as per the top and tea containers, whilst the whole is raised up on tapering sabre legs, sweeping from the arcaded frieze.

Complete with lock and key.

Date circa 1810.

Height 11 inches 28cm.

Width 13 inches, 33cm.

Depth 10 1/2 inches, 26.5cm.

Physical Dimensions
Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
26.5cm (10.43")
Declaration

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Antique Parquetry Tea Caddy to the 19th Century.

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SA1040369
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Shropshire SY44UH

01952740229

07860575639

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An Unusual Tea Caddy.
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The large Tea Caddy, with an octagonal top, inlaid with a parquetry pattern of specimen woods, within a rosewood banding, edged with boxwood stringing.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

The top hinging open to a pair of tea containers, each with a cross banded and inlaid edge, surrounding a parquetry inlaid centre, opening to silver paper lined interiors.

fig 1. An early nineteenth-century wooden caddy featuring geometric parquetry inlay on the lid, canted corners, crossbanded sides, and integrated tapered legs.
fig 1. Unusually Large Early 19th C Parquetry Caddy

The octagonal rosewood body with cross banded and inlaid decoration, as per the top and tea containers, whilst the whole is raised up on tapering sabre legs, sweeping from the arcaded frieze.

Complete with lock and key.

Date circa 1810.

Height 11 inches 28cm.

Width 13 inches, 33cm.

Depth 10 1/2 inches, 26.5cm.

Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
26.5cm (10.43")
Date of Manufacture

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Antique Parquetry Tea Caddy to the 19th Century.

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An early nineteenth-century wooden caddy featuring geometric parquetry inlay on the lid, canted corners, crossbanded sides, and integrated tapered legs.
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A parquetry tea caddy is a decorative wooden container crafted with geometric wood inlay patterns, designed historically to store and preserve valuable tea leaves under lock and key.

Craftsmen during the early 19th century commonly employed native and imported hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, and satinwood, applying geometric parquetry, crossbanding, and fine stringing to timber frames.

Authentic period pieces exhibit period-appropriate joinery, natural wear to the base and feet, hand-cut brass escutcheons or hinges, and subtle unevenness in hand-cut veneer work consistent with historical crafting techniques.

A decorative wooden caddy functions effectively on a sideboard, console table, or desk, adding historical texture, warm timber tones, and functional storage for modern trinkets.

Keep inlaid wooden antiques away from direct sunlight and central heating sources to prevent veneer lifting or splitting, and clean gently with a dry soft cloth while applying beeswax sparingly.
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