English, mid-19th century, the tea caddy with paneled lid, over a rectangular body, which opens to three compartments, two lidded with inlay, (8 x 11.75 x 8.75 in.) (veneer wrinkles and lifts with edge losses; no lock; compartment cover lack veneer strip; interior paper in a deteriorated condition). The lap desk has the typical interior arrangement of fabric writing surface with divided storage wells (4.5 x 3.75 x 10.25 in.) (overall good condition with some loss at corners; fading and wear to fabric)



Estate of the late Katherine H. Booker, Halifax, Virginia