Featured English Tortoiseshell tea caddy but seller said Chinese

To me it looks like a very nice Georgian English with a Scottish influence tea caddy, I don't really see it could it could be anything else ....

 

There are indeed fakes with simpler form, so mine is really a quality fake lol

it just that you either take risk and find deals in small auctions and second hand websites, or pay more to high end dealers for reassurance (but do remember everyone can make mistake)

 

Just be very careful if tea caddies are your thing!

 

They're not but I do love T/shell, as in T/shell sewing items, boxes etc ...

 

still be very careful, as it seems to me boxes are even easier to fake

 

Yes, I look for other clues that point to pieces being genuine, a bit easier with sewing boxes if the interiors are fairly intact I find.

 

"(but do remember everyone can make mistake)" I have a few downstairs in a draw we don't talk about those

 

We all have a few.