Victorian calamander / coromandel dome top tea caddy with fitted interior.
$1400
Width: 10 inches.
Depth: 5 ¼ inches.
Height: 6 ¾ inches.
A outstanding Victorian calamander wooden tea caddy with fitted interior. This dome top tea caddy has the most beautiful original finish with all original brass embellishment. lid opens smoothly on its original brass hinges revealing a fitted double top tea compartment with fitted lids.
* Calamander wood or coromandel wood is a valuable hardwood obtained from the species Diospyros quaesita. Native to India and South east Asia, the wood is related to the hard wood Ebony. The actual species of coromandel became virtually extinct by the beginning of the 20th century- reference Wikipedia.
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