A Chinese export black and gold lacquer tea caddy

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A Chinese export black and gold lacquer tea caddy
of lobed hexafoil shape, with hinged lid, decorated with cartouche shaped panels of figures and attendants before pagodas and pavilions in formal garden landscapes within bordres of flowers, scrolling foliage and precious objects, on three stylised claw feet, the interior fitted with two pewter lidded compartments -- 9½in. (24.1cm) wide, 19th Century.

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