LARGE VICTORIAN COROMAMDEL TEA CADDY WITH REMOVABLE HINGED CONTAINERS AND CHRYSTAL GLASS MIXING BOWL( Not original)GOOD WORKING LOCK AND KEY
BEAUTIFUL FINISH WITH MOTHER OF PEARL ESCUTCHEON AND CATOUCHE
DIMENSIONS ARE 12" X 6" AND 5 1/2" HIGH
THE DOMED CONTAINERS ARE 5" X 5" X 3"
COROMANDAL WOOD WAS QUEEN VICTORIAS FAVOURITE WOOD AND THROUGHOUT HER REIGN WAS KNOWN AS THE MOST EXOTIC AND LUXURIOUS MATERIAL TO USE IN CABINET MAKING
SOURCED FROM SRI LANKA WHERE IT HAS BEEN OVERFORESTED AND IS HEAVILY PROTECTED MAKING IT NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW WORK,BECAUSE IT IS SO SCARCE AND HIGHLY PRIZED IT HAS MADE ANTIQUES VERY VALUABLE
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