Antique Kingwood Tea Caddy (c. 1820 English)

A Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy, unusually veneered in kingwood (Brya Ebenus)normally used for bandings and inlays. "Kingwood (Brya Ebenus) was first imported at the beginning of the 18th Century from South America. It was employed to a very limited extent in the Queen Anne period, cut in veneers for facing a few rare examples of cabinet work. It's use revived in the second half of the 18th Century, when it generally appears as crossbanding in borders etc. It is liable to be confused with some cuts of rosewood but is generally lighter in tone, the dark markings in the grain being consequently more prominent." Source of information: The Dictionary of English Furniture by Macquoid and Edwards Vol. II page 274. Mixing bowl replaced.

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