A MEISSEN ROBIN'S EGG BLUE-GROUND RECTANGULAR TEA CADDY AND COVER
A MEISSEN ROBIN'S EGG BLUE-GROUND RECTANGULAR TEA CADDY AND COVER

CIRCA 1740, GILDER'S Z0. TO BOTH

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A MEISSEN ROBIN'S EGG BLUE-GROUND RECTANGULAR TEA CADDY AND COVER
Circa 1740, gilder's Z0. to both
One wide and one narrow side painted with harbor scenes beneath an expansive sky, the remaining two panels with gallants and companions in park setting, each reserved within ogival quatrifoil panels edged in gilt, the shoulder, footrim and sides similarly gilt, the top of the circulkar cover with a harbor scene, the sides with gilt bands around the ground colour, the white shoulder gilt with harebells at the corners
4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) high

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