Hygra: Antique Boxes and Tea Caddies, High Resolution Images Antique Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Chest with lift out pewter canisters and gold decoration Circa 1840.

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Antique Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Chest with lift out pewter canisters and gold decoration Circa 1840.

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Description:
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Antique Chinese Export lacquer tea chest decorated with two colours of gold depicting scenes of Oriental life. The chest opens to two lift out pewter tea caddies or canisters. The caddy stands on gilded carved feet.

Origin: Canton, China ; Circa: 1840; Materials: Gold decorated lacquer on wood; pewter liners.

Size: 22 cm wide by 16.5 cm by 12.5 cm: 8.7 inches wide by 6.5 inches by 5 inches.

Condition: good overall; working lock and key; see images; replacement hinges; pewter canisters are a bit dinted. As each person has different criteria and antiques by their very nature have wear please enlarge the images and ask for extra information as needed.

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