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Upon Vegan Ivory Bun Feet with Silver Escutcheon & Initial Plaque

From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of Serpentine form with flared pedestal base upon four Tagua nut (vegan ivory) bun feet. Fitted with a shaped Silver escutcheon and initial plaque to the lid with matching silver stringing to the extremities. When opened the Tea Caddy reveals an Ivory facing with a Maroon Velvet lining to the inside of the lid. A matching Tortoiseshell lid with turned tagua nut handle finishes the Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy dates to the early 19th century during the Regency period circa 1820.

The Tea Caddy comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.

Tagua Nut (Vegan Ivory) is a product made from the very hard centre of the seeds of certain palm trees. Vegan ivory is named for its resemblance to animal ivory. Species in the genus Phytelephas (elephant plant), native to South America, are the most important sources of vegetable ivory along with the Caroline ivory-nut palm and Vanuatu, and the real fan palm. A tagua palm can take up to 15 years to mature. But once it gets to this stage it can go on producing vegetable ivory for up to 100 years. In any given year a tagua palm can produce up to 20 pounds of vegan ivory making it an exceptionally sustainable source.

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