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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KikoBlueEyes, post: 9520912, member: 8363&quot;]I&#039;ve been watching for this Tea Chest to come out of the back room of the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, where they sort and price items.&nbsp; I wanted it as soon as I saw it even though it is in rough shape.&nbsp; I have envied you all who have posted such items in the past.&nbsp; I need your help in assessing it though.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I did some research, so I found the name of the shape of the chest, sarcophagus.&nbsp; It is 12.5 inches long X 7 inches wide and 6 inches tall.&nbsp; I saw some with the same mother of pearl inlay.&nbsp; What I couldn&#039;t find is one with the Chinese cloisonné canister inside.&nbsp; The canister seems to be original.&nbsp; It has a painted blue bottom which usually points to Chinese. This leads me to believe that this might be a Chinese replica of English Tea Chests in this shape.&nbsp; Chinese being a tea drinking people, though, this may have been originally their design that was appropriated by Westerners.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is pretty beaten up.&nbsp; Lots of neglect has led the wood surface to be damaged, wood beading missing, and the mother of pearl around the lock to be broken out.&nbsp; If it is indeed an antique, I have a couple of choices.&nbsp; In any case, I&#039;ll work with the wood to stop the damage, but the question is should I have the wood beading replaced and where could I get it if I decided to go there.&nbsp; While I could cut and glue on beading, repair of the mother of pearl around the lock is beyond my skill set.&nbsp; It is a minor point.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any advice appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]451929[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]451930[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]451931[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]451932[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]451933[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]451934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]451937[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]451938[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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