Teapoy
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Brass inlaid rosewood, mahogany, gilt beech, zinc lining, bronze figure
Measurements
107 x 43 x 43 cm
Place of origin
England
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 514526
Summary
An unusual brass inlaid rosewood teapoy / games table, English, circa 1820 The hinged top with a concave paneled edge and with a bronze model of a Chinese gentleman standing on a plinth. The bronze figure retracts into the interior when the lid is lifted. The interior contains a pair of zinc lined lidded tea compartments inlaid with brass, two recesses for glass mixing bowls (missing) and another lidded container. The whole of the teapoy inlaid with intricate brass work incorporating geometric trellis designs and scrolling arabesques. The teapoy lifts away to reveal a games board of ivory and ebony inlaid squares, the board is hinged and opens to reveal a well for the storage of games pieces. The whole raised on a leaf carved giltwood column and quad form base terminating on giltwood lions paw feet.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.