Lot 149

Chinese Canton Enamel Tea Caddy and Cover (18th/19th Century)

Estimate: $300 - $500

Price Realized: $1,250 Includes buyer's premium

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Lot 149
Chinese Canton Enamel Tea Caddy and Cover (18th/19th Century)
Description
canton enamel tea caddy, with lid, depicting figures in a garden setting
Details
height: 4 1/4 inches
Additional Info
hexagonal form with foliate corners, with Meiren and boys in various pursuits, the shoulder and cover decorated with lotus blossoms and scrolling foliage
Provenance
from The Collection of Seymour Stein
with a Sotheby's, New York sticker affixed to the body
Condition
some wear to enamel, interior accretions, with some chips and cracks to the enamel, including some enamel loss to the neck and shoulder, and with some cracks and repairs to the enamel on the upper edge of the body


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