Antique Victorian Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy with Abalone Inlay and Working Key, England Circa 1850 to 1870 and a potential appreciation for

and a potential appreciation for military history or unique decorative objects

often presented as gifts or used by fashionable households to organize correspondence

It feels devotional

and preserved together for over 250 years

Medium: Hand-painted porcelain with gilt bronze mounts

Antique Victorian Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy with Abalone Inlay and Working Key, England Circa 1850 to 1870 and a potential appreciation forAntique Victorian Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy with Abalone Inlay and Working Key, England Circa 1850 to 1870 A striking mid 19th century English tea caddy crafted in beautifully figured tortoiseshell and richly inlaid with mother of pearl and abalone shell in an elegant geometric mosaic design. The bombe form body rests on turned feet and is decorated with luminous diamond panels that shimmer with iridescent color against the deep