Lovely Dome Top Antique Tea Caddy with Inlay folk art candleholder but think its beauty speaks

but think its beauty speaks for itself

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Lovely Dome Top Antique Tea Caddy with Inlay folk art candleholder but think its beauty speaksA very handsome dome top box a 19th tea caddy with perfectly understated inlay at the keyhole and just below. I'm not a connoisseur of tea caddies, but this one, found in upstate NY near Albany, just struck me as a very elegant and lovely thing. With what I believe is birds eye maple lining the underside of the domed lid, two interior chambers, and lovely details. No key, but the lock is disarmed. 8" w x 4 3 4" d x 4 1 8" t and in excellent antique