Lovely Dome Top Antique Tea Caddy with Inlay dogs I'd like to imagine setting

I'd like to imagine setting the table with these sweet little salt and peppers

not at all loose or fraying

from a dealer in Maine

There is some paint loss around the lip and on the body decoration and some scattered stains/smudges

Lovely Dome Top Antique Tea Caddy with Inlay dogs I'd like to imagine settingA very handsome dome top box a 19th tea caddy with perfectly understated inlay at the keyhole and just below. I'm not a connoisseur of tea caddies, but this one, found in upstate NY near Albany, just struck me as a very elegant and lovely thing. With what I believe is birds eye maple lining the underside of the domed lid, two interior chambers, and lovely details. No key, but the lock is disarmed. 8" w x 4 3 4" d x 4 1 8" t and in excellent antique