A Regency rosewood tea caddy

A Regency rosewood tea caddy, of sarcophagus form, with a beaded panel on the top and front and beaded edges, the interior with two canisters, with ring handles and raised on gadrooned feet, the lock stamped 'GR' beneath a crown, some damage in the interior and lacking bowl, 35cm wide x 20cm deep x 19.5cm high

Condition Report

Good colour and well-figured and overall condition good, other than missing bowl and both tops of canisters need the fixed part to be glued-down, one with section of back that has broken-away from base the other lacking tiny element of original edge on left and back. Both canisters lacking much of the original 'tinning'.

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