OLD FRENCH BOULLE TEA CADDY 2 Sections Brass Faux Tortoiseshell Marquetry 1850

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OLD FRENCH BOULLE TEA CADDY 2 Sections Brass Faux Tortoiseshell Marquetry 1850:
$650.00

Up for sale is a mid 19th century French Boulle (boule) tea caddy with 2 compartments or sections. This beautiful box has fancy Boulle work* on the top and around the brass lock, which has its original working key. The box is a black lacquered wood with intricate and exquisite fancy brass work interspersed with faux tortoiseshell inlay. There is a monogram plate in the center of the lid which has not been engraved. There are inlaid brass lines around the box as well. The tea caddy has 2 compartments, each lined with the original silver foil and original mahogany finials on each lid.Age: 1840-1860
Size: 9 1/2\" x 5\" x 4 3/4\"f
Condition: puckering and several cracks to faux tortoiseshell; surface of box itself is rough in spots with mars and scratches; brass accent lines are rippled and not flush in spots.
PLEASE NOTE: the two lids shown are internal lids, which press down on the tea and seal the compartment hermetically. The larger wooden lids which close the compartments are missing.*André-Charles Boulle (11 November 1642 – 28 February 1732) was the French cabinetmaker who is generally considered to be the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, even \"the most remarkable of all French cabinetmakers.\"[1] His fame in marquetry led to his name being given to the fashion he perfected of inlaying brass and ...shell, known as Boulle (or, in 19th-century Britain, Buhl work). Wikipedia