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Lot 612
Two Unusual Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Boxes
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Including a circa 1860 oval tea caddy with mixed wood diamond banded inlays, brass bail handle, ivory escutcheon, and later silver lined interior; and an unusual circa 1800 spice/tea box in the form of a miniature blanket chest with box wood diamond and banded inlays, hinged lid with divided and lidded compartments over a single drawer with bone pulls on later brass feet.

Larger 5.25 x 7 x 5 in.

From the Estate of the late Adona Sue Yelton of Shelby and Charlotte, North Carolina

Oval box with later silver lining; no keys; spice box with insect damage at lower rear panel, missing interior dividers, later feet.