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Amboyna sarcophagus Tea Caddywith bone escutcheon and brass lions head handles, standing on four turned wooden feet.

The interior contains two lidded compartments with bone handles.

Nice little regency tea caddy we bought as a job lot.

Amboyna, also known as Andaman Padauk, Maiou or Narra grows in parts of East Asia (Malaysia, the Philippines and Borneo) and is often golden brown to red brown in colour with red grain. It is a firm wood with wavy and often interlocking grain making it difficult to work with hand tools, despite this it turns well and produces a high polish.

The Burr from these trees varies in colour from a golden yellow to a deep red with sharp, close burr pips. It is very sought after and used for only the finest furniture.

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