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Burr Yew Teapoy
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Burr Yew Teapoy

19th century
Description

Highly unusual Victorian Burr Yew Teapoy.

Standing on Bun feet with a platform base and a ring turned column.

The top opens to reveal 2 x lidded tea compartments and 2 x compartments for the glass mixing bowls (sadly missing)

Size:

height 29" (74cm)

Width 18 1/2" (47cm)

Depth 14" (36cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
47cm (18.50")
Depth
36cm (14.17")
Declaration

Philip Hunt Antiques has dated this Antique Burr Yew Teapoy to the 1860s.

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SA435705
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LP11-8
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Description
Highly unusual Victorian Burr Yew Teapoy.

Standing on Bun feet with a platform base and a ring turned column.

“
The top opens to reveal 2 x lidded tea compartments and 2 x compartments for the glass mixing bowls (sadly missing).
Philip Hunt Antiques

Size:

height 29" (74cm)

Width 18 1/2" (47cm)

Depth 14" (36cm)

Height
74cm (29.13")
Width
47cm (18.50")
Depth
36cm (14.17")
Date of Manufacture

Philip Hunt Antiques has dated this Antique Burr Yew Teapoy to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA435705
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LP11-8
Philip Hunt Antiques
Philip Hunt Antiques
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Specializing in furniture spanning from the illustrious 18th century to the early 20th century,

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A Regency burr yew teapoy featuring an octagonal hinged chest with a keyhole escutcheon mounted on a turned pedestal stem and quadform base.
Burr Yew Teapoy
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A Regency burr yew teapoy featuring an octagonal hinged chest with a keyhole escutcheon mounted on a turned pedestal stem and quadform base.
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A teapoy is a specialized piece of accent furniture designed during the 18th and 19th centuries specifically for storing, mixing, and serving tea leaves, featuring a lockable chest mounted on a central pedestal base.

Teapoys were typically built using cabinet hardwoods such as mahogany, rosewood, walnut, and burr yew, often finished with brass escutcheons and internal foil-lined caddy compartments.

Authentic period examples feature hand-cut dovetail joints on internal caddy boxes, hand-turned central columns, original lock mechanisms with keyholes, and light surface oxidisation consistent with age.

A teapoy serves effectively as a compact occasional side table positioned beside an armchair, within a reading alcove, or alongside a sofa to introduce historical contrast.

Keep the timber clean by dusting with a dry microfiber cloth and applying beeswax along the grain twice per year, ensuring the object is positioned away from direct radiator heat to avoid veneer movement.
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