Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, & Society 1700–1880

Description:

A comprehensive and extensively illustrated reference work on antique boxes and tea caddies of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Examines their design, decoration, materials, manufacture and social history, with chapters devoted to Neoclassicism, Chinoiserie, Regency and Victorian styles, as well as penwork, papier-mâché, Tunbridge ware, tortoiseshell, ivory, straw work, Oriental lacquer and Anglo-Indian boxes. Also covers tea caddies, card boxes, sewing and work boxes, dressing boxes, knife boxes, writing boxes and slopes, and table cabinets. Illustrated entries provide descriptions, approximate dates and valuations in dollars.

Condition

Large 4to, orig. boards. Fine in d/w.