A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEA CADDY

MARK OF KHECHEONG, CANTON, CIRCA 1840

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A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEA CADDY
MARK OF KHECHEONG, CANTON, CIRCA 1840
Of fluted globular form, on domed foot chased with acanthus band, the body chased with acanthus calyx, and two lion's-mask ring handles, the rim with gadrooned and leaf border, the domed cover with acanthus calyx and rosette finial, fitted with a silver-gilt liner, marked under base
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high; 42 oz. (1308 gr.)

拍品專文

This caddy relates closely to a bowl by Khecheong, illustrated in H. A. Crosby Forbes, Chinese Export Silver, 1975, p. 188, fig. 107. The leaf and pellet foot is one of the most characteristic features of Chinese export silver of the period, and this bowl and caddy also share the distinctive acanthus leaf with down-turned tip.