CHAPTER 5: WOOD, PLAIN OR INLAID

Figure 5.1: Burr oak chest, c. 1750. Solid burr oak; raised coved lid with ovolo mouldings; gilt-brass handle; brass hinges; gilt-brass escutcheon; base covered with (replacement) green felt; interior with three compartments for canisters (now missing). Height 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in); width 25.4 cm (10 in); depth 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.2: Satinwood chest, c. 1790-1800. Pine carcass; satinwood veneer, with oval panels of tulip wood on all sides and lid; silver handle with marks for Joseph Taylor; ebony escutcheon; base covered with green baize; silver hinges; interior lined throughout with red velvet; three oval glass canisters with facetted cut sides, sloping cut shoulders, star-cut bases, and hinged silver lids, also with marks for Joseph Taylor. Height 15.2 (6 in); width 25.4 cm (10 in); depth 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in). Avon Antiques, Bradford-on-Avon  

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Figure 5.3: Miniature Virginia walnut chest, c. 1740. Pine and oak carcass, Virginia walnut veneer; scored line to simulate stringing around top of main section and lid; brass handle and escutcheon; brass hinges; base uncovered; underside of lid uncovered (fabric now missing); interior with three compartments, containing two tinplate tea canisters with cap lids and one sugar canister with domed lid. Height 9.3 cm (3 3/8 in); width 16.5 cm (6 ½ in); Depth 8.9 cm (3 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.4: Mahogany chest, c. 1765. Solid mahogany, with ovolo mouldings; unusual form, with deep drawer for teaspoons below standard chest; brass handle and escutcheon; drawer (unlined) with blind-fret carving and brass drop-loop handle; base covered with original green baize; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with red velvet; interior with three compartments (canisters missing). Height 20.4 cm (8 in; width 24.8 cm (9 ¾ in); depth 14.5 cm (5 ¾ in). Private collection  

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Figure 5.5: Rosewood chest, c. 1830. Pine carcass; rosewood veneer, with inlaid brass decoration; turned bead and reel borders around base and tablet on lid; rosewood bun feet; brass hinges; underside of lid rosewood with similar brass inlay; interior containing two canisters with brass-inlaid rosewood lids, and well lined with red Morocco paper for glass sugar bowl. Height 16.5 cm (6 ½ in); width 25.4 cm (10 in); depth 14 cm (5 ½ in). Reindeer Antiques, London 

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Figure 5.6: Harewood caddy; c.1800. Pine carcass; harewood veneer, with stringing and inlay of boxwood and other woods, and tulip wood cross-banding; hand-coloured paper medallion with engraving of young girl with nest of eggs on front; oval of figured veneer inset on lid; brass drop-loop handle; boxwood escutcheon; base covered with green baize; brass hinges; underside of lid also with inset oval of veneer; interior with two compartments with veneered lids with bone knobs. Height 13.4 cm (5 ¼ in); width 21.0 cm (8 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.7: Yew wood chest, c. 1810. Pine carcass; burr yew wood veneer, with holly stringing around base and along edges; bone escutcheon; Old Sheffield plate handle with oval backplate; base lined with baize; silvered hinges; interior lined throughout with red leather, slightly padded on underside of lid; interior containing two cut-glass canisters and (replacement) sugar bowl. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 27 cm (10 ½ in); depth 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.8: Amboyna caddy, c. 1825. Pine carcass; amboyna veneer, with boxwood stringing; raised lid with central tablet cross-banded with tulip wood and fine ebonized stringing; bone escutcheon; pressed brass ring handles at sides, with backplates in form of baskets of fruit; brass ball feet; silvered hinges; base covered with green baize; underside of lid lined with red Morocco paper; interior with two compartments, with amboyna-veneered mahogany lids with similar decoration to tablet and turned bone knobs. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 17.8 cm (7 in); depth 11.4 cm (4 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.9: Coromandel wood chest, c. 1865. Mahogany carcass; coromandel wood veneer, with brass mouldings on edges and around base; brass escutcheon; underside of lid lined with purple velvet; interior containing two coromandel-veneered canisters, with rectangular brass fastenings and brass-banded domed lids with brass insets ‘B’ and ‘G’; brass retailer’s label on rear rim stamped ‘PARKINS & GOTTO * OXFORD ST LONDON’. Height 17.8 cm (7 in); width 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in); depth 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in). Witney Antiques, Witney 

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Figure 5.10: Kingwood caddy, c. 1820-25. Pine carcass; kingwood veneer, with boxwood stringing; pressed brass ring handles at sides, each with backplates in the form of a cornucopia of flowers; gilt-brass feet; bone escutcheon; silvered hinges; underside of lid lined with ruched red velvet with red silk tufts; interior with two compartments, with kingwood-veneered lids edged with ebonized boxwood stringing. Height 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in); width 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in); depth 12.7 cm (5 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.11: Padauk caddy, c. 1800. Pine carcass; padauk veneer, with boxwood stringing, inlaid fluting on canted corners, and inset ovals of flame-figured satinwood on all sides and lid; brass drop-loop handle; bone escutcheon; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with blue paper; interior with two compartments, with plain wooden lids with brass knobs. Height 13 cm (5 in); width 19.5 cm (7 ¾ in); depth 11.5 cm (4 ½ in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.12: Thuya wood caddy, c. 1780. Pine carcass; thuya wood veneer; silver shield-shaped escutcheon; interior with single compartment, with thuya wood-veneered lid with bone knob. Height 10.2 cm (4 in); width 17.1 cm (6 ¾ in); depth 12.1 cm (4 ¾ in). Reindeer Antiques, London 

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Figure 5.13: Fustic chest, c. 1809. Wooden carcass; fustic veneer, with pewter stringing; pewter cartouche on lid; engraved metal escutcheon. Made from timber forming part of the cargo of the ship Dwina after she was damaged by fire in Grimsby dock in 1809. (Further details unavailable). Private collection 

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Figure 5.14: ‘Partridge wood’ caddy, c. 1825. Pine carcass; ‘Partridge wood’ (also called ‘Botany Bay oak’ or casuarina) veneer, with boxwood stringing; bone escutcheon; brass ball feet; silvered hinges; underside of lid lined with tinfoil; interior with two compartments, with pine lids veneered with partridge wood, with ebonized stringing. Height 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in); width 19 cm (7 ½ in); depth 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.18: Panel of wood samples from a Tunbridge ware chest with parquetry decoration, c. 1830. (For chest, see Chapter 6: Tunbridge Ware, Figure 6.17). Private collection 

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Figure 5.19: Unfinished caddy, c. 1800. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer with boxwood stringing. The caddy has been constructed in one piece and not yet been sliced in two. Measurements unavailable. Private collection  

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Figure 5.20: Mahogany chest, c. 1750-60. Oak carcass; mahogany veneer, with ebonised ovolo moulding around lid; gilt-brass escutcheon; gilt-brass lion’s paw feet; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with green baize trimmed with fawn braid; interior with three compartments, containing two tinplate canisters with cap lids and central domed sugar canister. The figuring of the mahogany on the body of the caddy exactly matches that on the front of the lid, suggesting that the chest was made as a single piece and cut into two after construction. Height 16 cm (6 ¼ in); width 24.6 cm (9 ¾ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.22: Urn-shaped caddy, c. 1790. Mahogany with boxwood stringing and border of alternating flutes of boxwood and green-stained sycamore; pair of very small silvered hinges. Height 23 cm (9 in). (The late collection of Robert Harman Cannell) Private collection 

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Figure 5.24: ‘Mulberry wood’ chest, c. 1750. Oak carcass; field maple veneer, stained to simulate mulberry wood; front, back and sides with inlaid border; lid veneered in part with walnut; brass handle and escutcheon; interior with three compartments. Height 15.9 cm (6 ¼ in); width 25.4 cm (10 in); depth 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.25: Chest decorated with ‘oyster’ veneers, c. 1760. Pine carcass, with hawthorn oyster veneers interspersed with ivory on all sides; raised lid with kingwood veneer and ivory banding on concave edge, and panel of oyster veneer and ivory on top; (later) bun feet; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with green velvet; interior with three compartments. Height 18.5 cm (7 ¼ in); width 24 cm (9 ½ in); depth 12.7 cm (5 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.26: Chest with ‘quartered’ laburnum veneer, c. 1755. Pine carcass; laburnum veneer, with brass stringing on all sides and lid; brass mouldings on all edges; brass handle and escutcheon; bracket feet, with continuous apron; shallow drawer in base, accessed from right-hand side; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with (later) green baize; interior with three compartments, containing three laburnum-veneered canisters with brass drop-loop handles. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in); depth 15.9 cm (6 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.27: Walnut chest, c. 1730. Oak carcass; walnut veneer, with walnut cross-banding; panels on all sides and top bordered with ash herringbone inlay; brass handle and escutcheon; base uncovered; brass hinges; underside of lid un-lined; unusual interior layout, with two square compartments for tea canisters to right, and long rectangular compartment for sugar canister to left. Height 14 cm (5 ½ in); width 20 cm (7 7/8 in); depth 17.8 cm (7 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.28: Inlaid harewood chest, c. 1766. Harewood veneer, with boxwood edging and tulip wood and kingwood cross-banding; stained sycamore inlays of leaves and flowers, all enhanced with penwork decoration in black ink; further inlaid symmetrical designs on lid, with initials E.W. in centre; lid with satinwood moulded edge, with penwork leaf pattern; each side with inset satinwood medallion, inlaid with symbols related to mythological Greek Gods and Goddesses – Apollo on front, Athena on right side, Hermes on left side, and Artemis on rear; silver handle, with marks for George Baskerville, London, 1762-68; silver escutcheon; silvered hinges; interior lined throughout with purple velvet edged with silver braid; three compartments, containing two silver canisters with cap lids and sliding bases, and larger silver sugar canister with hinged domed lid, all with silver finials, engraved panther, and marks for London silversmiths John Langford II and John Sebille, 1766. Height 19 cm (7 ½ in); width 26.7 (10 ½ in); depth 13.8 cm (5 ½ in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.29: Two oval inlaid caddies, c. 1790. Left: pine carcass; mahogany veneer, with tulip wood cross-banding and boxwood stringing; floral inlay on front, and inset satinwood oval inlaid with flowers on lid, all enhanced with black ink; bone escutcheon; single brass hinge; interior with single compartment (lid missing). Height 11.5 cm (4 ½ in); width 13.9 cm (5 ½ in); depth 8.3 cm (3 ¼ in). Right: pine carcass; harewood veneer, with boxwood stringing; flowers tied with ribbon inlaid on front; inset satinwood oval inlaid with shell on lid; keyhole lined with boxwood; base covered with green baize; single brass hinge; interior with single compartment (lid missing). Height 11.5 cm (4 ½ in); width 13.9 cm (5 ½ in); depth 8.3 cm (3 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.30: Oval inlaid yew wood caddy; c. 1790. Pine carcass; yew wood veneer, with boxwood inlay and stringing; neoclassical decoration of anthemion on front, with swags highlighted with black ink, and inlaid foliate motif on lid; silver drop-loop handle; base covered with green baize; two small silvered hinges joined together; interior with single compartment, with yew wood inner lid with silver drop-loop handle. Height 12.4 cm; width 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in); depth 8.3 cm (3 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.31: Inlaid satinwood caddy, c. 1790. Pine carcass; satinwood veneer, with inlaid borders and fluting; inlaid shell oval on front, and fan oval on lid; brass drop-loop handle and hinges; bone escutcheon; interior with single compartment with satinwood-veneered lid with bone knob. Height11.5 cm (4 ½ in); width 10.5 cm (4 ¼ in); depth 10.5 cm (4 ¼ in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.33: Yew wood tea chest, c. 1740-50. Oak carcass; burr yew wood veneer, with incised line borders; brass handle, escutcheon and hinges; base uncovered; underside of lid unlined; interior with two compartments for canisters (missing) and central narrow spoon compartment. Height 13.4 cm (5 ¼ in); width 17.8 cm (7 in); depth 12.1 cm (4 ¾ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.34: Walnut chest, c. 1735-40. Oak carcass; walnut veneer, with boxwood stringing on all sides and lid; ovolo mouldings on all edges; brass handle with stops; brass escutcheon; brass hinges; interior with three compartments for canisters (missing) and narrow spoon compartment at rear. Height 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in); width 22.9 cm (9 in); depth 13 cm (5 7/8 in). Witney Antiques, Witney 

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Figure 5.35: Miniature walnut chest, c. 1735. Oak carcass; walnut veneer, with boxwood stringing bordering panels of ‘Black Virginia’ walnut on front and lid; ovolo moulding around lid and base; brass handle and escutcheon; brass hinges; base uncovered; interior lined throughout with (later) baize. Height 8.3 cm (3 ¼ in); width 15.4 cm (6 1/8 in); depth 7.6cm (3 in). Private collection

Figure 5.36: Miniature painted chest, c. 1730. Oak carcass; sycamore veneer, decorated with black ink to simulate a burr wood; brass handle, escutcheon and hinges; underside of lid lined with green velvet, trimmed with silver braid; inner rims stained red; interior with two tinplate tea canisters with cap lids, and sugar canister with sliding lid and dummy cap. Height 8.9 cm (3 ½ in); width 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in); depth 6.4 cm (2 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.37: Walnut chest, c. 1735. Oak carcass; walnut veneer, with boxwood stringing on front, lid and all edges; bracket feet with continuous projecting apron; brass handle, escutcheon and hinges; base uncovered; interior unlined throughout; three compartments for canisters at front (one with curved profile), and narrow spoon compartment at rear. Height 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in); width 22.8 cm (9 in); depth 13 cm (5 7/8 in). Richard Courtney Ltd, London 

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Figure 5.38: Mahogany chest, c. 1750. Oak carcass; mahogany veneer; bracket feet with continuous projecting apron; brass handle with thumb rest; brass escutcheon; underside of lid lined with later red Morocco paper; interior with three oak-lined compartments for canisters at front, and wide spoon compartment at rear. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 24.1 cm (9 ½ in); depth 15.2 cm (6 in). Baggott Antiques, Stow-on-the-Wold 

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Figure 5.39: Walnut chest, c. 1740. Oak carcass; walnut veneer; front, back, sides and lid with chequered and plain ovolo mouldings, and narrow bands of inlay offset with boxwood stringing; fruitwood concave edge on raised lid; gilt-brass handle and escutcheon; bracket feet with continuous projecting apron; brass hinges; interior with three compartments for canisters at front, and narrow removable spoon compartment at rear, with walnut-veneered lid with brass knob. Height 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); width 24.8 cm (9 ¾ in); depth 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.43: Mahogany chest, c. 1755. Oak carcass; mahogany veneer, with brass-inlaid decoration of Chinese-style trellis pattern, with carved fretwork borders; gilt-brass handle; brass escutcheon; ogee feet; brass hinges; base covered with monochrome floral wallpaper; underside of lid lined with coloured floral wallpaper; interior with three compartments for canisters (now missing). Height 16.5 cm (6 ½ in); width 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in); depth 14 cm (5 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.45: Mahogany chest, c. 1750-53. Oak carcass; mahogany veneer, with beaded borders on raised lid and gadrooned border at base; brass handle with thumb rest; brass escutcheon; bracket feet with blind fret decoration; underside of lid lined with later fabric; interior with three compartments for canisters at front, and narrow spoon compartment at rear; base bearing paper label for the London turner, Edward Neale. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 23.5 cm (9 ¼ in); depth 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.46: Yew wood chest, c. 1765. Oak carcass; yew wood veneer, with ovolo mouldings at base and top of lid; gilt-brass handle, escutcheon and ball-and-claw feet; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with blue paper; interior with three compartments for canisters at front (now missing); wide concave compartment (probably for mote spoon) at rear, also lined with blue paper. Height 16.5 cm (6 ½ in); width 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in); depth 15.9 cm (6 ¼ in). Baggott Antiques, Stow-on-the-Wold 

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Figure 5.48: Mahogany serpentine chest, c. 1760. Mahogany carcass; mahogany veneer, with bold rococo-style carving around base and on corners, the latter forming scrolled feet; narrow band of carving around lid; gilt-brass handle and escutcheon; interior with three compartments at front, and long narrow spoon compartment at rear. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 29.2 cm (11 ½ in); depth 16.5 cm (6 ½ in). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 (64.101.1190), New York 

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Figure 5.49: Mahogany chest, c. 1755. Mahogany carcass; mahogany veneer, with kingwood concave edge around raised lid, and shallow kingwood plinth at base; ebony mouldings; vertical strips of ebony veneer, with silver stringing, on canted corners; all sides and lid with quatrefoils of mahogany of contrasting colour and figuring, bordered by silver stringing; silver handle with maker’s mark ‘J.S.’(possibly John Swift, London, active c.1728 to 1755); silver escutcheon, lockplate and hinges; base covered with (later) green baize; underside of lid lined with green velvet; interior with three lead-lined mahogany canisters, with sliding lids, two with dummy ebony cap lids, inlaid with silver insets bearing crests, and one with domed lid, banded with ebony. Height 15.9 cm (6 ¼ in); width 25.4 cm (10 in); depth 14.6 cm (5 ¾ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.50: Laburnum chest, c. 1750. Oak carcass; laburnum veneer, inlaid on front and on top and coving of lid with strips of mammoth teeth; rosewood chevron borders on all sides and top; gilt-brass handle and escutcheon; shallow spoon drawer at base (opening to right) secured by a wooden peg; bracket feet with continuous projecting apron; base uncovered; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with (replacement) green baize; interior with three compartments for canisters (now missing). Height 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in); width 26.7 cm (10 ½ in); depth 14.2 cm (5 5/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.51: Inlaid chest, c. 1760. Oak carcass; panels of ebony veneer, with walnut cross-banding and narrow chequered borders, on all sides and lid; all panels inlaid in various woods and, in some places, mother-of-pearl and ivory; barber’s pole stringing on edges, and herringbone inlay on coved lid; coat-of-arms of City of London on left-hand side, that of Tylers’ and Bricklayers’ Company, with motto ‘IN GOD IS ALL OUR TRUST’, on right-hand side, and that of (possibly) the King family (earls of Kingston) on front; shallow mahogany spoon drawer, lined with green, silk in base, opening to left; brass handle; ebony ogee feet; brass hinges; base covered with red flannel; underside of lid lined with black silk, trimmed with silver and gold braid; interior with three compartments, containing mahogany lead-lined canisters with loose raised coved lids, veneered as exterior. Height 16.5 cm (6 ½ in); width 24.1 cm (9 ½ in); depth 14.6 cm (5 ¾ in). The Museum of London 

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Figure 5.52: Mahogany chest, c. 1745. Mahogany carcass; mahogany veneer, with plain brass mouldings on edges, and brass-inlaid decoration on all sides; brass handle and escutcheon; ogee feet; brass hinges; base uncovered; underside of lid lined with green velvet, trimmed with fawn braid; interior with three compartments at front, containing two tinplate tea canisters with cap lids, and central sugar canister with domed hinged lid; canisters with painted decoration on all surfaces; narrow removable spoon compartment with circular brass handle at rear, flanked by pair of narrow glass syrup bottles. Height 19 cm (7 ½ in); width 25.4 cm (10 in); depth 16.5 cm (6 ½ in). Michael Lipitch, London 

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Figure 5.53: Mahogany chest, c. 1745. Mahogany carcass; mahogany veneer, with brass-inlaid decoration on all sides; brass coving on lid; brass handle; escutcheon formed as part of brass inlay; brass lion’s paw feet; base uncovered; brass hinges; interior with (replacement) mahogany linings, with three compartments for canisters (now missing). Possibly made by the London cabinetmakers Landall & Gordon. Height 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in); width 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in); depth 15.2 cm (6 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.55: Mahogany bombé chest, c. 1750. Solid mahogany, with broad mouldings around base, and narrow ovolo moulding around lid; brass inlay on front; central cartouche-shaped keyplate fitted with small brass flap opened via spring when button on base of chest is pressed; brass handle; projecting mahogany feet; spoon drawer fitted on right-hand side, also opened via spring mechanism; brass hinges; base uncovered; interior with three compartments for canisters (now missing). The design of the brasswork on this chest is similar to that on the tea chest on the trace card in Figure 5.61. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 30.5 cm (12 in); depth 15.2 cm (6 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.56: Kingwood chest, German, c. 1755, attributed to Abraham Roentgen. Mahogany carcass; kingwood veneer, with plain brass mouldings on edges; English brass handle and escutcheon; brass feet; spoon drawer fitted on right-hand side, opened via spring mechanism; base uncovered; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with patterned fawn silk; interior with mahogany linings; three compartments, containing two brass tea canisters with cap lids, and large brass sugar canister with hinged domed lid.  Height 15 cm (5 7/8 in); width 22 cm (8 5/8 in); depth 14 cm (5 ½ in). Private collection, photograph courtesy of Sotheby’s 

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Figure 5.57: Mahogany chest, c. 1755. Mahogany carcass; mahogany veneer; gilt-brass handle and escutcheon; projecting moulding around base; ogee feet; spoon drawer in base, opening to the right when side of chest slides upwards; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with red velvet; interior with three compartments for canisters (now missing). Height 19 cm (7 ½ in); width 25.4 cm (10 in); depth 15.2 cm (6 in). Private collection 

Figure 5.58: Mahogany chest, c. 1760. Mahogany carcass; mahogany veneer, with borders carved with acanthus foliage around base and coving on lid; vertical band of rosewood on front; all sides and lid inlaid with square panels edged with narrow borders of rosewood combined with feather banding; gilt-brass handle; small brass-bordered keyhole; ogee feet; base uncovered; brass hinges; underside of lid veneered with mahogany and inlaid with chevron borders of boxwood; interior with three compartments, containing solid mahogany canisters of equal size, with stepped coved sliding lids with similar chevron inlay to underside of lid. Another identical chest is known. Height 20 cm (7 7/8 in); width 28.6 cm (11 ¼ in); depth 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.59: Satinwood caddy, c. 1790. Pine carcass; satinwood veneer; oval inset of shell on front and lid; borders of barber’s pole stringing flanked by plain stained wood stringing on front and lid; plain stringing on all edges; bone escutcheon; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with tinfoil; interior with single compartment, with lid lined overall with tinfoil and fitted with turned bone knob. Height 11.5 cm (4 ½ in); width 12.5 cm (5 in); depth 9 cm (3 ½ in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.62: Oval satinwood caddy, c. 1793. Pine carcass; satinwood veneer, with kingwood cross-banding and boxwood stringing; lid, front and back with wide strips of rosewood veneer with inlaid decoration; silver drop-loop handle; silver lock and hinges (two together); mother-of-pearl escutcheon; base covered with green baize; underside of lid veneered with inlaid satinwood; interior with single compartment, with lid similarly veneered; silver drop-loop handle; handles on exterior and inner lid marked for London, 1793, with indistinct maker’s mark, either TB (Thomas Bramford II, registered London, 1773 ) or JB (Joseph Bradley, registered London, 1776). Height 12.2 cm (4 ¾ in); width 16.5 cm (6 ½ in); depth 10.1 cm (4 in). Private collection

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Figure 5.63: Oval mahogany and satinwood caddy, c. 1790. Pine carcass; mahogany and satinwood veneer, with tulip wood cross-banding and boxwood stringing; inlaid harewood insets of oak leaves and acorns on front, Prince of Wales feathers on sides, and moth on lid; silver escutcheon; single brass hinge; base covered with green baize; underside of lid lined with tinfoil; interior with two compartments (lids missing). Height 11.9 cm (4 ½ in); width 14.0 cm (5 ½ in); depth 12.8 cm (4 7/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.64: Satinwood chest, c. 1775. Mahogany carcass; satinwood veneer, with tulip wood cross-banding and ebony stringing; inlaid borders and decoration, including items possibly relating to tea drinking; silver handle with bright-cut engraving; ivory escutcheon; brass hinges; base covered with red felt; interior lined throughout with red silk damask; two compartments containing silver canisters marked for Edward Darvill, London, 1765. Height 14.2 cm (5 5/8 in); width 17.8 cm (7 in); depth 11.4 cm (4 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.65: Yew wood chest, c. 1780. Pine carcass; yew wood veneer, with boxwood cross-banding, fluting and fine barber’s pole stringing; inlaid decoration with harewood insets inlaid with boxwood; turned ivory knob on lid; boxwood escutcheon; brass hinges; base covered with baize; underside of lid veneered with yew wood, with inlaid inset and ivory fixing; interior with three similarly decorated canisters with sliding lids. Height 14.0 cm (5 ½ in); width 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in); depth 12.7 cm (5 in). Private collection

Figure 5.66: Oval harewood caddy, c. 1790. Pine carcass with mahogany base; harewood veneer, with tulip wood cross-banding and boxwood stringing; inlaid decoration, partly highlighted with black ink and partly stained green; brass drop-loop handle; ivory escutcheon; base covered with green baize edged with boxwood; single brass hinge; underside of lid lined with tinfoil; interior with single compartment with no lid. Height 11.4 cm (4 ½ in); width 14.9 cm (5 3/8 in); depth 9.8 cm (3 3/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.68: Oval walnut caddy, c. 1789-95, by Gillow of Lancaster. Pine carcass; walnut veneer with boxwood stringing at base and on edge of lid; boxwood insets on front and lid, inlaid with floral decoration enhanced with black ink; single brass hinge; base covered with green baize; underside of lid lined with tinfoil; interior with single compartment with inner lid; stamped either side of lockplate ‘GILLOWS’ and ‘LANCASTER’. Height 11.5 cm (4 ½ in); width 15.2 cm (/12 in); depth 9 cm (3 ½ in). Private collection   

Figure 5.69: Sycamore caddy, c. 1780-90. Pine carcass; sycamore veneer, with tulip wood cross-banding and inlaid borders, stringing and fluting; inlaid ovals of blackthorn; barber’s pole stringing around top of lid; silver handle; bone escutcheon; green watered silk on underside of lid; interior with two compartments, with sycamore-veneered lids with tulipwood cross-banding, blackthorn ovals, barber’s pole stringing, and bone knobs. Height 13 cm (5 in); width 19.5 cm (7 ¾ in); depth 11.5 cm (4 ½ in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.70: Harewood caddy, c. 1790. Whitewood carcass; harewood veneer, with boxwood cross-banding and inlaid chequered inner border; oval hawthorn insets and inlaid decoration on front and lid; brass drop-loop handle; boxwood escutcheon; base covered with green baize; silvered hinges; interior with single compartment with inner lid. Height 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in); width 11.3 cm (4 ½ in); depth 10.1 cm (4 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.71: Oval satinwood chest, c. 1791. Pine carcass; satinwood veneer, with tulip wood cross-banding and fine black and white stringing; silver handle, marked with date letter for 1791, the king’s head and the lion rampant; engraved silver escutcheon with silver shield beneath; single silver hinge; base covered with later baize; underside of lid lined with red velvet and trimmed with silver braid; interior with mahogany linings; two half-oval satinwood-veneered tea canisters and central sugar canister, all with mahogany bases and hinged lids and cross-banded with tulip wood. Height 17.7 cm (6 ¾ in); width 35.6 cm (14 in); depth 20.3 cm (8 in). Private collection

Figure 5.73: Mahogany caddy, c. 1800. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer, with narrow cross-banding and boxwood stringing on all edges; all four sides decorated with Pinxton painted porcelain plaques in gilt-metal frames. Height 13.5 cm (5 ¼ in). Bonham’s Auctioneers, London     

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Figure 5.74: Harewood chest, c. 1790. Pine carcass; harewood veneer, with cross-banding, barber’s pole stringing, and extensive neoclassical and floral inlaid decoration of various other woods; shaped aprons on all sides, with splayed feet protected by small brass caps; brass hinges; underside of lid veneered with harewood with boxwood inlay, and oval mirror; interior with two compartments for rectangular inlaid canisters with canted corners and oval raised-neck lids; central well for sugar bowl lined with red velvet. This chest is similar in design to contemporary commodes. Height 20.9 cm (8 ¼ in); width 32.4 cm (12 ¾ in); depth 19.1 cm (7 ½ in). Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 (1964.101.1192-1194a,b), New York 

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Figure 5.75: Satinwood chest; c.1775. Pine carcass; satinwood and walnut veneer, with kingwood cross-banding and ebony edgings; satinwood oval insets, inlaid with floral decoration, enhanced with black ink; silver handle; ivory escutcheon; silver hinges and lockplate; base covered with brown felt; underside of lid lined with red velvet; interior with two walnut and kingwood-veneered canisters, with inlaid insets, pull-off raised lids and silver ring handles. Height 14 cm (5 ½ in); width 19.8 cm (7 ¾ in); depth 12.1 cm (4 ¾ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.76: Burr yew wood sarcophagus caddy, c. 1815. Pine carcass; yew wood veneer; inlaid borders of Greek key pattern on front and on raised lid; plain burr yew veneer on sides and rear; brass handles, with backplates in form of baskets of flowers, at sides; brass ball feet; bone escutcheon; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with (later) ruched brown velvet; interior with two compartments, with burr yew veneered lids, with same inlaid decoration as exterior and turned bone knobs. Height 15 cm (5 in); width 20.5 cm (8 in); depth 13 cm (5 in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire

Figure 5.80: Mahogany sarcophagus caddy, c. 1815. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer, with ebony and boxwood stringing and inlay; ebonized carved lion’s masks at corners; ebonized carved tablet on lid; (inverted) ivory escutcheon, with penwork decoration; ebonized paw feet; interior with two compartments for tea, central satinwood compartment containing cut-glass sugar bowl, and compartment for teaspoons. Height 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in); width 33 cm (13 in); depth 20.3 cm (8 in). Partridge Fine Arts, London 

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Figure 5.81: Yew wood sarcophagus caddy, c. 1820. Pine carcass; yew wood veneer, with boxwood stringing; pressed gilt-brass ring handles at sides, with backplates in form of vases of flowers; gilt-brass ball feet; bone escutcheon; base covered with dark red marbled paper; silvered hinges; underside of lid lined with red Morocco paper; interior with two compartments, with burr yew wood- veneered lids with ebonized stringing and bone knobs. Height 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in); width 19 cm (7 1/2 in); depth 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.82: Satinwood sarcophagus caddy, c. 1820. Pine carcass; satinwood veneer, with tulipwood cross-banding, boxwood stringing, ebonised edgings, and decorative inlay of various woods; oval containing inlaid lyre and flowers on raised lid; plinth with inlaid borders, supported on brass ball feet; brass lion’s mask ring handles on sides; wood escutcheon; underside of lid also veneered with satinwood, with cross-banding, stringing and inlay, including inset with shell design on blue background; interior with two compartments, with satinwood-veneered lids with similar inlay and turned bone knobs. Height 18.5 cm (7 ¼ in); width 28 cm (11 in); depth 17.5 cm (7 in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.83: Kingwood sarcophagus chest, c. 1815. Kingwood veneer, with brass inlay and stringing; brass moulding around base; brass border and inlaid brass motif on tablet; pressed brass feet. Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.84: Rosewood caddy, c. 1820. Pine carcass; rosewood veneer, with brass inlaid decoration; brass ring handles at sides, with backplates in shape of vases of flowers; brass escutcheon forming part of decoration; cast gilt-brass feet; underside of lid lined with satin birch, with ebonized stringing and central rosewood oval; interior also lined with satin birch, with ebonized stringing; two tea compartments, with birch-veneered lids fitted with vegetable ivory knobs, and central well lined with purple silk damask, containing cut-glass sugar bowl. Height 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in); width 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in); depth 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in). Private collection  

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Figure 5.85: Kingwood sarcophagus chest, c. 1820-25. Pine carcass; kingwood veneer, with boxwood stringing on edges; brass ring handles at sides, with pressed brass sunburst backplates; ivory escutcheon; brass feet; underside of lid lined with ruched velvet, with red silk tufts; interior containing two tea canisters, with kingwood-veneered hinged lids with boxwood stringing, and central well lined with velvet, containing glass sugar bowl; right-hand canister with paper label on base for the retailer ‘Dobson, Hardwareman, Stationer etc., NO.166 Strand, London’. Height 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in); width 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in); depth 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.86: Mahogany sarcophagus chest, c. 1830. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer, with turned bobbin mouldings; turned mahogany bun feet; brass escutcheon; base covered with original green baize; underside of lid lined with mahogany, with bobbin border; interior with mahogany linings; two mahogany canisters, with hinged lids with bobbin borders, and central well lined with red Morocco paper, containing glass sugar bowl. Height 22.9 cm (9 in); width 30.5 cm (12 in); depth 15.2 cm (6 in). Private collection

Figure 5.88: Rosewood sarcophagus chest, c. 1830-40. Pine carcass; rosewood veneer, with bands of inlaid mother-of-pearl decoration; turned mouldings around base, lid and mother-of-pearl tablet; mother-of-pearl escutcheon; rosewood bun feet; brass hinges; underside of lid also with mother-of-pearl inlay; interior with two similarly decorated rosewood canisters with hinged lids, and (replacement) glass sugar bowl in well lined with red Morocco paper. Height 20.5 cm (8 in); width 36 cm (14 ¼ in); depth 20.5 cm (8 in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.89: Miniature rosewood sarcophagus caddy, c. 1830-40. Pine carcass; rosewood veneer, with inlaid mother-of-pearl decoration and pewter stringing; turned mouldings around base and tablet; small inlaid mother-of-pearl inset on tablet on raised lid; mother-of-pearl escutcheon; brass hinges; base covered with blue sugar paper, edged with rosewood veneer; underside of lid veneered with rosewood; interior with two compartments, with rosewood lids with mother-of-pearl knobs with incised star decoration. Height 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in); width 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in); depth 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.90: Mahogany sarcophagus caddy, c. 1865. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer; raised lid with tablet with wooden knob; bone escutcheon; bun feet; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with (later) green baize; interior with two compartments, with loose mahogany lids with turned bone knobs. Height 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in); width 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in); depth 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.94: Rosewood sarcophagus chest, c. 1850. Pine carcass; rosewood veneer; bone escutcheon; rosewood bun feet; brass hinges; base covered with (later) red fabric; underside of lid lined with original red velvet; interior with two rosewood canisters with hinged lids, and well, lined with red Morocco paper, containing glass sugar bowl. Height 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in); width 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in); depth 15.2 cm (6 in). Tom King-Smith, Stow-on-the-Wold 

Figure 5.95: Large walnut sarcophagus chest, c. 1835. Pine carcass; walnut veneer; walnut ring handles at sides; raised brass escutcheon; walnut bun feet; underside of lid fitted with mirror glass; interior lined with mahogany; two mahogany-veneered canisters, with concealed wooden hinges and raised lids replicating lid of chest; central well containing glass sugar bowl. Height 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in); width 48.3 cm (19 in); depth 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.96: Rosewood and satinwood caddy, c. 1840. Pine carcass; bands of rosewood and satinwood veneer on front and lid; plain rosewood veneer on sides and rear; brass escutcheon; brass hinges; base covered with black Morocco paper; inner rims veneered with rosewood; underside of lid lined with black Morocco paper; interior with two compartments, with rosewood lids with turned wood knobs. Height 11 cm (4 ¼ in); width 20.5 cm (8 in); depth 11 cm (4 ¼ in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.97: Yew wood caddy, c. 1840. Pine carcass; yew wood veneer, with turned rosewood bead and reel border; brass escutcheon; rosewood bun feet; underside of lid lined with red Morocco paper; interior with two compartments, with wooden lids with turned bone knobs. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 22 cm (8 5/8 in); depth 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.98: Large ebonised sarcophagus caddy in Renaissance style, c. 1845. Mahogany and pine carcass; ebonised wood veneer, with inlaid mother-of-pearl decoration; mother-of-pearl escutcheon; base lined with black paper; underside of lid lined with dark pink velvet; interior with two compartments, with lids veneered with birds-eye maple, with ebony and mother-of-pearl knobs; well, also lined with pink velvet, containing (replacement) glass sugar bowl. Height 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in); width 33 cm (13 in); depth 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.99: Walnut chest in French style, c. 1850. Mahogany carcass; walnut veneer, with ebonised mouldings on edges; floral marquetry decoration, executed in boxwood, harewood and various other woods; gilt-brass acanthus scrolled feet; small brass escutcheon; interior with two canisters and well containing cut-glass sugar bowl. Width 34.9 cm (13 ¾ in). Penrith Farmers’ & Kidd’s, Penrith 

Figure 5.100: Coromandel chest, c. 1865. Coromandel veneer on mahogany carcass; applied gilt metal mounts with engraved decoration; underside covered with Morocco paper; inside of main lid lined with mauve watered silk; interior with mahogany linings containing three domed wooden canisters with hinged lids which open by means of press-button fastenings; narrow brass strip set between hinges engraved with retailer’s name, ‘W. & J. MILNE PRINCES STREET EDINBURGH’. Height 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in); width 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in); depth 20.3 cm (8 in). Witney Antiques, Witney 

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Figure 5.101: Miniature walnut caddy in Gothic Revival style, c. 1870. Pine carcass; walnut veneer, with grain enhanced with black ink; brass mounts, on base and lid, at front and rear; circular brass press-button fastening; base covered with green baize; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with blue watered silk; interior with two compartments, with loose inner lids with turned bone knobs; single brass hinge (6.4 cm, 2 ½ in wide), engraved on lower edge with retailer’s name, ‘J.J. MECHI. 112 Regent St. W.’. Height 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in); width 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in); depth 7 cm (2 3/4 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.102: Coromandel chest, c. 1860, by C. H. Mingay. Pine carcass; coromandel veneer, with brass mounts; brass hinges; base covered with red cloth; underside of lid lined with blue watered silk; interior with two coromandel-veneered domed and hinged lids, with brass mounts and small brass knobs; brass plate between hinges stamped ‘C.H. MINGAY. NORWICH’. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 22.9 cm (9 in); depth 11.4 cm (4 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.104: Walnut caddy, c. 1865-70. Pine carcass; walnut veneer, with parquetry German-produced bandings of various dyed woods on front and lid; mother-of-pearl lozenge on lid; diamond-shaped mother-of-pearl escutcheon; base covered with original green baize; brass hinges; ebonised inner rims; underside of lid lined with mahogany; interior with two compartments, with plain mahogany lids with turned ebonised wood knobs. Height 12.5 cm (5 in); width 17.7 cm (7 in). Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd 

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Figure 5.105: Walnut chest c. 1851, by W. Leuchars. Pine carcass; walnut veneer, with gilt-brass mounts; gilt-brass paw feet; Barrons patent lock with the original key and gilt-brass escutcheon; brass hinges; underside of lid lined with purple velvet and fitted with clip securing a silver-plated caddy spoon; interior with two walnut-veneered octagonal canisters with hinged lids; base with paper label with inscription ‘William Leuchars – Great Exhibition 1851’. Width 22.9 cm (9 in). Fine Antique Boxes (Tony and the late June Stone) 

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Figure 5.106: Campaign tea and decanter chest, c. 1850, by George Austin. Mahogany, with darker, better-quality timber on top than on sides; flush brass mounts on all corners; flush brass handles at sides; Bramah-type brass lock stamped ‘AUSTIN DUBLIN’, with lockplate stamped ‘AUSTIN ST ANDREW ST DUBLIN’; underside of lid mahogany; brass hinges; interior with six compartments, all lined with red velvet, two at each side containing glass decanters, and two central containing wooden tea canister and cut-glass sugar bowl; paper label on base for ‘AUSTIN’S DRESSING CASE MANUFACTORY’, at 6 & 7 ST Andrew Street, Dublin. Height 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in); width 33 cm (13 in); depth 22.5 cm (9 in). Christopher Clarke Antiques, Stow-on-the-Wold 

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Figure 5.107: Caddy in the form of a pile of books, c. 1770. Pine carcass, partly overlaid with carved, brown-painted and varnished wood; leaves of books painted yellow; keyhole revealed by sliding book spine; small book on top containing drawer, lined with green baize; drawer opened via spring mechanism released by removal of wooden peg under lid of caddy; base of drawer inscribed ‘16s. 6d.’; brass hinges; underside of lid trimmed with rope-twist braid; two interior compartments with wooden inner lids (one replacement);. Height 15.9 cm (6 ¼ in); width 20.3 cm (8 in); depth 12.1 cm (4 ¾ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.108: Chest in the form of a pile of books, c. 1755. Pine carcass, covered with leather; spines tooled and gilded, with urns and arrows in quivers and inscriptions ‘Histoire de Gil Blas’, (Volumes 1-4); leaves of books covered with marbled paper; brass hinges; iron lock; keyhole revealed by sliding book spine; base covered with original green baize; interior lined with marbled paper and fitted with two tinplate tea canisters (cap lids missing), and central sugar box with domed hinged lid. Height 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in); width 20 cm (7 7/8 in); depth 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.109: Caddy in the form of a miniature chest of drawers, c. 1790, or possibly later. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer (except on rear, which is stained pine); band of satinwood inlaid with ebony in lattice pattern above drawers; dummy drawers bordered with boxwood stringing and fitted with ivory knobs; broad band of satinwood with ebony stringing around top of lid, and oval shell inset in centre; brass hinges; small heart-shaped brass escutcheon; underside of lid with similar satinwood banding and shell inset; interior with two compartments, with lids veneered with satinwood and mahogany, with ebony stringing around outer edges; inner lids with green silk pulls (possibly later) instead of knobs. Height 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in); width 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in); depth 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in). (The late collection of Robert Harman Cannell) Private collection

Figure 5.110: Caddy in the form of a miniature chest of drawers, possibly Scottish, c. 1850. Pine carcass, mahogany veneer, with moulded edges to top and base; deep continuous mahogany plinth; dummy drawers fitted with turned bone knobs; brass escutcheon (dummy drawers below with dummy inlaid escutcheons); brass hinges; green fabric on base (possibly later). Height 23.4 cm (9 ¼ in); width 27.9 cm (11 in); depth 15.8 cm (6 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.111: Chest in the form of a miniature chest of drawers, possibly Scottish, c. 1850. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer; carved borders around top and base; inlaid decoration of various woods, with chevron pattern on canted corners, lozenges on sides, and roundels and stringing on rear; silvered metal ring handle; dummy drawers with brass drop-loop handles and silvered metal dummy escutcheons; (replacement) brass bun feet; brass hinges; interior with removable wooden canister, with mahogany sliding lid with chequered border and central kingwood panel; ornate brass ring handle; canister with two interior compartments, with mahogany inner lids fitted with small brass drop-loop handles. Height 21 cm (8 1/4 in); width 16.5 cm (6 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.112: Chest in the form of a miniature chiffonier, c. 1845. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer; front with dummy arched panelled doors, flanked by half-columns, with long dummy drawer above; raised scrolling back-rail on top; rear with one long and two square drawers; upper drawer (probably for teaspoons) with bone escutcheon, turned bone knobs, and green baize lining; lower square drawers forming tea compartments, with brass locks, bone escutcheons and (replacement) turned boxwood knobs; mahogany bun feet; base uncovered. Height 23.5 cm (9 ¼ in); width 24.2 cm (9 ½ in); depth 14.0 cm (5 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.113: Caddy in the form of a miniature chiffonier, c, 1845. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer; front with dummy arched panelled doors, flanked by pilasters, with long dummy drawer above; dummy bone escutcheons; pedimented back-rail on top, with shelf supported on turned columns; mahogany bun feet; base covered with red paper; rear of pediment and underside of lid lined with block-printed wallpaper; (unusually) brass lock fitted at right-hand side; brass hinges; interior with two compartments for tea with mahogany lids fitted with turned bone knobs, and small central well for glass sugar bowl. Height 27.9 cm (11 in); width 35 cm (12 in); depth 17.2 cm (6 ¾ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.114: Caddy in the form of a miniature sideboard, c. 1845. Mahogany; in three panelled sections, the outer two projecting forward, with panels flanked by finely carved pilasters; tabs on underside of concealed drawer in central section releases catch on lid to open top; carved scrolling back-rail; mahogany plinth; brass hinges; underside of lid plain mahogany; interior with three compartments with mahogany lids with sunken turned mahogany knobs. Height 22 cm (8 ¾ in); width 32 cm (12 ½ in); depth 15 cm (6 in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

Figure 5.115: Chest in the form of a house, c. 1775. Oak carcass; mahogany veneer with architectural details predominantly inlaid with boxwood; chequered plinth and raised top of roof veneered with boxwood and stained fruitwood; shallow compartment, lined with brown patterned paper, in plinth, accessed via concealed opening mechanism (brass plate at front, when moved to left, enables the house to swing back); further concealed compartment (probably for teaspoons) in roof space of house, also accessed via concealed locking mechanism (opened by moving small brass anchor and two fishes on underside of lid); brass hinges; underside of lid partially lined with marbled paper, bordered by faded red paper; interior lined with oak and containing three compartments (canisters missing.) Height 17.1 cm (6 ¾ in); width 30.5 cm (12 in); depth 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in). Phillips (auctioneers), London 

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Figure 5.116: Chest modelled on Carlton House, London, made by William Potter in 1786. Mahogany carcass; mahogany veneer, with architectural details predominantly inlaid with boxwood and further inscribed with black ink; additional inlay overall of ebony and other woods; raised lid, with diaper design on frieze and geometric inlay on top; central section of lid inlaid with quatrefoil design and fitted with silver drop-loop handle with circular backplate; mother-of-pearl escutcheon; base uncovered; three brass hinges; underside of lid with inlaid decoration edged with tulip wood cross-banding and other decorative borders; large central oval of fan design surrounded by flowers; interior with two compartments fitted with inlaid wooden canisters, also in the form of houses; the raised lids not hinged but fitted with locks and mother-of-pearl escutcheons; each lid with four central gouged lobes fitted with small turned mother-of-pearl knobs; underside of each lid fitted with inset mother-of-pearl disc, one engraved ‘Made by William Potter from Cornhill in LONDON 1786’, and the other ‘Made Wm Potter L 1786’. Museum of London 

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Figure 5.117: Hexagonal caddy in the form of a chapel, c. 1800. Mahogany, with walnut inlay and walnut mouldings on lid; all sides with recessed dummy arched windows; circular inlaid dummy widows in tented roof; small mahogany cupola on lid, fitted with ivory knop and supported on turned ivory columns; brass hinges; interior with three irregularly shaped and sized compartments for tea, without lids; underside of lid and compartments lined with lead. Fine Antique Boxes (Tony and the late June Stone) 

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Figure 5.118: Three fruit caddies, in the shapes of a melon, an apple and a pear, probably German, nineteenth century. Woods unidentified; wooden stalks; each fitted with steel hinge, lock and escutcheon. Private collection 

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Figure 5.119: Caddy in the shape of a pear, probably German, nineteenth century. Wood unidentified; wooden stalk; steel hinge, lock and shaped escutcheon. Height 19.5 cm (7 ¾ in); diameter 11 cm (4 ¼ in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.120: Caddy in the shape of an aubergine, probably Japanese, c. 1790-1800. Unidentifiable stained wood; wooden screw-on lid, incorporating stalk and leaves, with inner wooden turned stopper. Height 15.9 cm (6 ¼ in); diameter 8.9 cm (3 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.121: Caddy with a segmented body, German or Austrian, nineteenth century. Painted mottled surface; flat lid decorated with named print of Augustinian monastery of Klosterneuburg in Austria; steel hinge and lock; visible outline of missing escutcheon (probably also steel); base covered with green Morocco paper. Height 12.7 cm (5 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.122: Caddy in the shape of a wine barrel, probably German, nineteenth century. Fruitwood with dark-stained turned ‘hoops’ and incised lines representing staves at top and bottom; applied transfer print of fairground on front; transfer print of tavern scene, with inscription ‘La Compagnia di Punsch’, on lid; steel hinge and escutcheon. Height 14 cm (5 ½ in); diameter 11.4 cm (4 ½ in). J. de Haan & Son, Newmarket 

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Figure 5.123: Caddy in the shape of a teapot, date uncertain. Pine carcass; silvered and gessoed finish; carved gadrooning around moulded base; ebonised wood handle; wooden knop; bone escutcheon; base not covered; interior lined throughout with silvered paper; no inner lid. Height 14 cm (5 ½ in); overall width 27 cm (10.6 in). Hutchinson Scott Auctioneers  

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Figure 5.124: Caddy in the shape of a coal scuttle, c. 1880. Oak, with brass mounts and handle; brass caddy spoon, in form of coal scoop with ring-turned ivory handle, mounted on rear; interior with single compartment lined on three sides with tinfoil and at rear with silvered paper; underside of lid impressed ‘RD 115016’. Height 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in); width 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in); depth 18.4 cm (7 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.126: Commemorative oak chest, c. 1829. Solid oak; silver medallion (under glass) inset in lid, engraved on one side with east front of York cathedral and inscription ‘YORK MINSTER 1829’, and on reverse with view of choir and inscription ‘THE CHOIR OF YORK MINSTER DESTROYED BY FIRE FEBRY 2ND 1829’; turned oak handles on sides; oak escutcheon, standing proud; oak bun feet; blue sugar paper on base; brass hinges; underside of lid oak, edged with oak beading; interior with two hinged oak canisters and central well, part-lined with red Morocco paper, containing blue glass sugar bowl. Height 18.4 cm (7 ¼ in); width 31.8 cm (12 ½ in); depth 15.0 cm (5 7/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 5.127: Commemorative caddy, c. 1810. Oak carcass, inlaid on all sides with brass stringing and ebony, and lettering for Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson’s principal naval victories – ‘TRAFALGAR’ (and motto) on front, ‘COPENHAGEN’ on rear, and ‘ST. VINCENT’ and ‘THE NILE’ on sides; silver medallion with portrait of Nelson on front; tented lid with reeded edge and ebony and brass stringing; brass handle in form of anchor; ebony escutcheon and cannon-type key, with oak naval gun carriage rest; brass ball feet; base uncovered; underside of lid with ebony and brass inlay with lettering ‘VICTORY’; interior fitted with two oak canisters, also with ebony and brass stringing, and ebony ovals with brass lettering ‘POWDER’ and ‘SHOT’; brass plaque on base stating ‘THIS CABINET IS MADE FROM A PIECE OF THE DECK OF THE “VICTORY” WHEREON THE IMMORTAL NELSON FELL WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS DEATH WOUND AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR 21 OCTOBER 1805, DESIGNED BY CAPTAIN BROWNE R.N. LIVERPOOL’, Height 24.8 cm (9 ¾ in); width 26.7 cm (10 ½ in); depth 15.9 cm (6 ¼ in). © Christie’s Images Ltd

Figure 5.128: Chest with inlaid images of Britannia, c. 1800. Pine carcass; mahogany veneer with two inlaid navette-shaped panels depicting Britannia inset on front, and inlaid navette-shaped panel with shell inset on lid; chequered boxwood stringing and kingwood cross-banding on all sides and lid; brass lion’s mask ring handles at sides; brass ball feet; bone escutcheon; brass hinges; underside of lid veneered with mahogany with similar inlaid inset depicting Britannia; interior with two mahogany canisters with hinged lids with chequered borders, and (replacement) glass sugar bowl. Height 18 cm (7 in); width 30.5 cm (12 in); depth 15.5 cm (6 in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 5.129: Caddy, made by Thomas Sharp, c. 1780, purportedly from mulberry wood from the tree that grew in William Shakespeare’s garden at New Place, Stratford upon Avon. Solid mulberry wood; carved decoration overall of fruiting mulberry branches, with a bird on the front; silver rim and escutcheon, engraved with crest of Cunninghame-Graham family of Gartmore House, Stirling; stamped underneath the lid ‘SHAKESPEARE WOOD SHARP STRATFORD ON AVON’. Height 9 cm (3 ½ in); width 13 cm (5 in); depth 7.5 cm (3 in). Thomas Coulborn & Sons, Sutton Coldfield 

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Figure 5.130: Chest, made by George Cooper in 1759, purportedly from mulberry wood from the tree that grew in William Shakespeare’s garden at New Place, Stratford upon Avon. Solid mulberry wood; all sides carved with blind fret decoration over pounced ground; raised lid, with geometric carving on pounced ground on frieze, coat-of-arms flanked by fruiting mulberry branches on top, and carved bust of William Shakespeare within projecting arcade on front; brass handle; bracket feet; brass escutcheon; brass hinges; underside of lid line with marbled paper; interior with three mulberry wood canisters, with patterned tops and carved mulberries forming knobs; base stamped ‘GEORGE COOPER STRATFORD UPON AVON 1759’;. Height 16 cm (6 ¼ in); width 26.5 cm (10 ½ in); depth 15 cm (5 7/8 in). Private collection