R1 START~BEAUTIFUL~RARE~UNUSUAL VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED TEA CADDY BOAT SHAPE ON PEDESTAL~WOW!!

A MOST UNUSUAL AND VALUABLE ANTIQUE TEA CADDY, MADE OF A PEWTER TYPE MATERIAL AND SILVER PLATED. BOAT SHAPED ON A PEDESTAL WITH TWIN ROUNDED FLAPS COVERING TWO SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS FOR TEA LEAVES. FLAPS OR LIDS FIT SNUGLY WITH SMALL ROUND HANDLES TO LIFT OPEN. VACANT CARTOUCHE WITH VICTORIAN DESIGN ON THE LIDS OF BOTH. LATER WOODEN HANDLE COMPLETES THE PICTURE. A VERY OLD PIECE SO THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEAR TO PLATE, A COUPLE OF TINY DENTS, SOME TARNISH, AND A FEW SMALL TARNISH MARKS TO BASE, BUT NO MAJOR ISSUES. A STUNNING DECORATIVE ITEM. QUITE A HEAVY PIECE.  MEASURES 27CM HIGH WITH HANDLE...24CM LONG AND 13,5CM WIDE.

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