A PAIR OF ENGLISH JAPANNED METAL TEA CANNISTERS
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A PAIR OF ENGLISH JAPANNED METAL TEA CANNISTERS

CIRCA 1840, POSSIBLY BY H.SUTCLIFFE, MANCHESTER

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A PAIR OF ENGLISH JAPANNED METAL TEA CANNISTERS
CIRCA 1840, POSSIBLY BY H.SUTCLIFFE, MANCHESTER
Of pagoda shape, the green ground heightened in gilt in the chinoiserie taste, with figures of Chinamen in various poses and variously numbered
18½ in. (47 cm.) high (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

A related set of eight cannisters of the same form and design, stamped by the Manchester makers H. Sutcliffe, sold Christie's, South Kensington, The Christopher Wray Collection, 6 July 2005, lot 19.

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