Description

Antique octagonal tent top tortoiseshell and silver tea caddy. With ornate pressed applied silver mounts and handle by Birmingham Silversmiths Samuel Walton Smith.

The interior of this exquisite tortoiseshell & silver tea caddy has a green velvet backing to the main lid, and a single tortoiseshell compartment lid with a silver handle.

This tortoiseshell tea caddy still retains most of its original foil lining and comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.

All our items come with an authentication certificate with an image, as well as our latest catalogue, care instructions and separate invoice for insurance purposes. On top of this, our items come with a 14 day no-quibble money-back guarantee and are all fully insured for when shipping.

Important information below.

If you are purchasing Tortoiseshell or Ivory pieces and are outside the E.U. you must have a CITES certificate in order to import the item into your country. We can obtain these on your behalf at a cost of £50 and these can take up to 14 working days to arrive at our office. Due to the strict exporting rules of these pieces, they may also come with further shipping costs. Please ensure you contact us prior to purchase for a quote.