Pair of tea boxes

Large pair of #antique #tea #boxes of English manufacture, in #tin, the largest 26 cm high with a 17x17 base and the other 22 cm high with a 15x15 base; they come from a #pharmacist's shop not far from #camdentown and were used to sell loose #tea #leaves by weight. Lids with hinges, fine gold-colored #oriental decorations.