W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
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George III Period Partridgewood Octagonal Tea Caddy
England
(
c. 1790
)
Dimensions:
4.75inch wide 5.00inch high 4.00inch deep (12.06 cm wide 12.70 cm high 10.16 cm deep) Literature
Partridgewood (Caesalpinia Granadillo) is a member of the brazilwood family of trees coming from South America and is so called because of the similarity of the grain to the feathers on a partridge.
A pretty George III period partridgewood octagonal tea caddy strung with boxwood throughout and crossbanded in tulipwood within black and white bands and retaining the original lid inside.
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