Tea caddy third quarter 18th century probably British For the marquetry of this tea caddy, layers of lighter and darker straw were stacked and cut at the same time before being separated. That resulted in identical chinoiserie decoration, which was used with a twist: on the right, a light ground is inlaid with darker straw ornament and vice versa on the Tea caddy. probably British. third quarter 18th century. Straw on wood, silver paper. Natural Substances

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