18TH C MAHOGANY BOMBE TEA CADDY

An 18th Century Mahogany Bombe Tea CaddyThe lid with a centre tablet mounted with the original gilt brass leaf and shell handleThe tablet surrounded by rope twist boxwood and walnut stringing before the concave profile mould and thence a further band of rounded boxwood and walnut rope twist stringing The body of bombe shape mounted with a gilt brass leaf and shell escutcheon plateThe body finished with a rounded boxwood and walnut stringing as per the lid and standing on four ogee bracket feetTh