TWO ANTIQUE EXOTIC WOODS INLAID MARQUETRY TEA CADDIES, ENGLISH REGENCY AND ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY, each with a zinc paper lined single compartment interior, the late Regency caddy having a rectangular hinged lid with canted corners, centering an oval reserve portraying a penwork basket of wilting flowers, within a boxwood banded border and kingwood crossbanding, above conforming sides and corners enclosing two handled urns of stylized bellflower foliage inlay with penwork details on a green dyed pear wood ground, flanking an oval panel continuing penwork decoration of a wilting flower filled vase, height: 4 3/4", width: 4 3/4", depth: 3 3/4"; an Italian marquetry inlaid and penwork detailed burl walnut tea caddy, circa 1890, with a rectangular hinged lid centering a vasi form reserve enclosing a stylized bearded mask with fruit filled basket headdress and white penwork details, flanked by blossoming tendril foliage, above sides with a classical vase issuing leafy stems above profile griffins, height: 3 1/2", width: 3 3/4", depth: 3 3/4". Provenance: Estate of the Late James K. Schooler, Esq.

Good condition, each with normal small surface marks and scratches from use, nicks, some small chips, a few areas of veneer lifting, Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."