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A Chinese export gold lacquer tea caddy
of lobed octagonal shape, with hinged lid and claw feet, decorated in gilt on raised and lobed panels with seated figures, attendants and others on terraces and in fenced gardens before pagodas and pavilions, all within borders of flowers and scrolling foliage, the interior fitted with two pewter lidded liners with incised decoration -- 9in. (23.5cm) wide, early 19th Century.
of lobed octagonal shape, with hinged lid and claw feet, decorated in gilt on raised and lobed panels with seated figures, attendants and others on terraces and in fenced gardens before pagodas and pavilions, all within borders of flowers and scrolling foliage, the interior fitted with two pewter lidded liners with incised decoration -- 9in. (23.5cm) wide, early 19th Century.