Antique 18th Century Georgian Mahoghany Paper Scroll Work Tea Caddy Box 1780 Decorative Arts the bowl with carrying lugs

the bowl with carrying lugs to the side and similarly decorated in under-glazed blue

stamped for Moscow 1894 with the assayer's mark for Alexander Vasilyevich and the Latin G

engraved to the middle of the tray is a star of David with inlaid silver Arabesque

the original key and pendulum are present

Antique 18th Century Georgian Mahoghany Paper Scroll Work Tea Caddy Box 1780 Decorative Arts the bowl with carrying lugsSOLD A good antique Georgian scrollwork tea caddy, circa 1780. The caddy of hexagonal shape, the front, back & cover with overall decoration of paper scrolls in stylized floral & foliate motifs. The caddy having a hinged lid with a turned brass hinged finial pull, the top having chevron shaped inlay, the interior lid also decorated with floral design paper scrollwork & a turned ivory finial pull. Enclosed are twin compartments for storing tea with the