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Message:: [QUOTE="808 raver, post: 10261781, member: 4654"]I would have said English as well, if you type in google images "Dutch wooden tea caddy" Vs "English wooden tea caddy" this shape and style is far more English. It does look to have had a lot of restoration and not the best I've seen but very easily sorted out. At least 1 of the lids isn't original, the lock been changed, it's been stripped, a poor veneer patch as well as a missing escutcheon but a good restoration project. The escutcheon can be made using masking tape over the hole and doing a rubbing then peel off the tape and stick it on the new bit of brass as a template, use a drill to make the opening for the key and finish with a file. The lock can be unscrewed from the back to see why it isn't working. The bad bit of veneer can be removed with a hot iron and a new bit can be taken off old furniture that's beyond repair (these are always knocking about for free or for next to nothing) Then it's a matter of French polishing, this is easy, give it a few coats with a fine haired brush then take some 0000 wire wool lightly go over to dull the shine and finish with a wax polish.[/QUOTE]