Lot 89
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A PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN GREEN AND GILT-JAPANNED TEA-CANISTERS
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A PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN GREEN AND GILT-JAPANNED TEA-CANISTERS

BY PARNALL & SONS, BRISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN GREEN AND GILT-JAPANNED TEA-CANISTERS
BY PARNALL & SONS, BRISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY
Each of oval form, with domed lid, decorated with a Chinaman in a landscape, with gilt cartouche inscribed '3', the reverse with oval embossed metal plaque 'PARNALL & SONS MAKERS 24 & 22 NARROW WINE ST BRISTOL', the underside stamped 'XB', the inside of the lid with paper label, one inscribed '5788A', the other with dealer's label and price, losses and minor refreshments to the decoration
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high; 10½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

H. G. Parnall founded his Grocers' Shop Fittings business in 1820. From his warehouse on Narrow Wine Street in Bristol, he supplied a plethora of different fittings and was able to accommodate most shops' requirements. Not only was Parnall a skilled businessman, owning an iron, brass and steam foundry, he was also something of an inventor, designing a set of suspension weighing scales that were particularly useful to tea dealers when measuring tea. By 1893, his business was described as immense and employed 10 representatives on the road as well as another 400 men in their Bristol workshops and showroom.

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