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MELON TEA CADDY (c. 1800 Continental)

Treen Fruitwood Tea Caddy in the shape of a Melon

Superb original condition with wonderful patination.

Rare Melon Tea Caddy with outstanding green & orange mottled staining, having a truly magnificent patination and stalk.

The interior of this Antique Melon Tea Caddy
has most of its original tin lining, has iron hinges lock & oval escutcheon.

Melon tea caddies are much rarer and more sought after of the fruit tea caddies, patination and colour is everything when it comes to collectiing these wonderful treen pieces of art.