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Lot 1375
A William IV Burlwood Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
1830s, having burl veneers with inlaid brass escutcheon, brass double handles, opens to a divided interior with twin-lidded compartments in satinwood and mahogany veneers, flanking a central sugar well lined in pink velvet, bold molded base raised on compressed bun feet, unmarked.

10 x 14 x 7 1/4 in.

From the Collection of the late Michael Joyce and Archie Carter III, Greensboro, North Carolina
Proceeds to Benefit Greensboro Urban Ministry

Base molding rear right corner with chip; a few minor nicks to edges; some surface scratches to veneers and a few minor stable shrinkage cracks; interior