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Tortoise Shell & Buelle Tea Caddy
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Tortoise Shell & Buelle Tea Caddy

18th century
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18th century English superbly inlaid comes complete, has some blemishes of time but still an exceptional good looking piece, has the original key which fully works the lock, the length is 20 cm height 16 cm and depth 12 cm all measurements to the nearest, offering free UK delivery reference BBS. Tel: +44 7505 165 843 We accept online payments for all our items listed: Bank transfer cash on collection personal cheques or if wishing over the phone using your debit or credit cards, also doing layby payments plan, or email giving your address details & contact number and we shall send you your items invoice to make payment with your card. Send your request to - john.strong2@gmail.com

Physical Dimensions
Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
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Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton has dated this Tortoiseshell Boulle Tea Caddy to the 1750s.

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SA1194368
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18th century English superbly inlaid comes complete, has some blemishes of time but still an exceptional good looking piece, has the original key which fully works the lock, the length is 20 cm height 16 cm and depth 12 cm all measurements to the nearest, offering free UK delivery reference BBS. Tel: +44 7505 165 843 We accept online payments for all our items listed: Bank transfer cash on collection personal cheques or if wishing over the phone using your debit or credit cards, also doing layby payments plan, or email giving your address details & contact number and we shall send you your items invoice to make payment with your card. Send your request to - john.strong2@gmail.com
Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Date of Manufacture

Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton has dated this Tortoiseshell Boulle Tea Caddy to the 1750s.

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SA1194368
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An antique rectangular tea caddy featuring tortoiseshell veneer, brass foliate inlay in Boulle marquetry style, a domed lid, and ornate gilt bracket feet.
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Archive I An antique rectangular tea caddy featuring tortoiseshell veneer, brass foliate inlay in Boulle marquetry style, a domed lid, and ornate gilt bracket feet.

Tortoise Shell & Buelle Tea Caddy

Archive II An antique rectangular tea caddy featuring tortoiseshell veneer, brass foliate inlay in Boulle marquetry style, a domed lid, and ornate gilt bracket feet. View II
Archive III An antique rectangular tea caddy featuring tortoiseshell veneer, brass foliate inlay in Boulle marquetry style, a domed lid, and ornate gilt bracket feet. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for An antique rectangular tea caddy featuring tortoiseshell veneer, brass foliate inlay in Boulle marquetry style, a domed lid, and ornate gilt bracket feet.
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Archive VI An antique rectangular tea caddy featuring tortoiseshell veneer, brass foliate inlay in Boulle marquetry style, a domed lid, and ornate gilt bracket feet. View VI
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An antique rectangular tea caddy featuring tortoiseshell veneer, brass foliate inlay in Boulle marquetry style, a domed lid, and ornate gilt bracket feet.
TORTOISE SHELL & BUELLE TEA CADDY
Ref: SA1194368
An antique rectangular tea caddy featuring tortoiseshell veneer, brass foliate inlay in Boulle marquetry style, a domed lid, and ornate gilt bracket feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectTea Caddies
  • Period18th century
  • StyleFrench Napoleon III
  • MaterialTortoiseshell, Brass, Gilt Metal, Wood
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsBoulle marquetry, Foliate scrollwork, Domed lid, Ornate cast feet
  • SizeH 16 cm (6 in) x W 20 cm (8 in) x D 12 cm (5 in)

This antique tea caddy dates from 1750 and follows a French Napoleon III style. The rectangular wooden body wears a dark brown tortoiseshell veneer accented by brass foliate inlay arranged in a Boulle marquetry pattern across the front, paired with a domed lid and ornate cast feet at the corners. A central keyhole holds an original key that operates the lock, while the lower body stands on four detailed gilt metal feet shaped like claw or scroll brackets. It measures 16 cm high, 20 cm wide, and 12 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this piece sits neatly atop a living room sideboard, study desk, or hallway console table to store small daily items or function as a decorative tabletop object.

FAQs

Boulle marquetry is a decorative technique perfected in seventeenth-century France by Andre-Charles Boulle, involving the inlaying of cut brass and tortoiseshell into wood to create intricate scrollwork patterns on furniture and small boxes.

Antique tea caddies were typically constructed with a solid timber carcass, surfaced with exotic veneers such as tortoiseshell or rosewood, and embellished with brass inlay, mother-of-pearl, and cast gilt-metal feet.

Authentic pieces feature natural variation and subtle surface irregularities in the organic tortoiseshell, hand-cut metal inlay flush with the veneer, and period-appropriate joinery alongside historical wear around the escutcheon.

Place the caddy as an accent piece on a sideboard, desk, or mantelpiece, paired with minimalist decorative objects to highlight its intricate brass scrollwork.

Keep the piece away from direct sunlight and extreme humidity changes to prevent the tortoiseshell from lifting, and clean the metal and shell gently with a dry microfibre cloth without harsh chemical polishes.
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