Lot Essay
See illustration on page 129.
19TH CENTURY
Details
A Canton lacquer tea-caddy
19th Century
The octagonal bombé sides supported on four dragon-head feet, painted overall in gilt with numerous figures and extensive pavilions surrounded by a rich vegetation on a black ground, the hinged cover opening to a pair of fitted pewter tea-caddies and covers, incised with floral motifs, a deer and rabbit, some wear
27 x 20 cm.
19th Century
The octagonal bombé sides supported on four dragon-head feet, painted overall in gilt with numerous figures and extensive pavilions surrounded by a rich vegetation on a black ground, the hinged cover opening to a pair of fitted pewter tea-caddies and covers, incised with floral motifs, a deer and rabbit, some wear
27 x 20 cm.
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