A CONTINENTAL OCTAGONAL TEA-CADDY AND COVER

A CONTINENTAL OCTAGONAL TEA-CADDY AND COVER
19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO UNDERSIDE OF COVER

In the Meissen style, of baluster form, painted in colours enriched with gilt with Chinoiseries, the shoulder with an underglaze blue band enriched with gilt swirls, the cover similarly decorated (two minute rim chips to cover, gilding worn on cover and shoulders) --3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) high