Gilt Tea Caddy with Chinese Garden Motif

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A Chinese black lacquer & gilt tea caddy, the interior fitted with two pewter tea compartments & canisters, 19th century, the hinged lid painted in gilt with figures sitting & standing in an idyllic garden of foliage & pagodas, within borders of floral motifs, the double lids of the tea caddies have pierced & engraved decoration, metal lock escutcheon (no key), made for the European export market. Provenance: The contents of a Vaucluse mansion, 15 x 26 x 18 cm

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