Lot 52: Two 19th C. Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Lot 52: Two 19th C. Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Finely decorated lacquerware, lift lid tea caddies, with decorated pewter inserts, (one lid missing): Gilt decoration on black, overall good condition, 4 1/2″ h, 8″ w, 6 1/2″ d; Hexagonal and pagoda shape, with written history “Tea-Caddy: Brought to this country by Captain Salter previous to 1846 by his own ship, owned by his daughter…Marblehead Mass.”, 6 1/2″ h, 8 1/2″ w. 

$600-900

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Finely decorated lacquerware, lift lid tea caddies, with decorated pewter inserts, (one lid missing): Gilt decoration on black, overall good condition, 4 1/2″ h, 8″ w, 6 1/2″ d; Hexagonal and pagoda shape, with written history “Tea-Caddy: Brought to this country by Captain Salter previous to 1846 by his own ship, owned by his daughter…Marblehead Mass.”, 6 1/2″ h, 8 1/2″ w. 

$600-900