AN UNUSUAL CHINESE SOAPSTONE INLAID HARDWOOD TEA-CADDY
CIRCA 1760
Of rectangular shape, the top with a recessed rectangular panel painted and inlaid in soapstone carvings depicting a lady and her attendant in a terraced garden, surrounded by smaller panels of dragons and florets on a lattice ground, the sides similarly decorated, the top fitted with a white metal handle
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long
AN UNUSUAL CHINESE SOAPSTONE INLAID HARDWOOD TEA-CADDY
CIRCA 1760
Of rectangular shape, the top with a recessed rectangular panel painted and inlaid in soapstone carvings depicting a lady and her attendant in a terraced garden, surrounded by smaller panels of dragons and florets on a lattice ground, the sides similarly decorated, the top fitted with a white metal handle
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long
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