A Rare Pair of Luxury Chinoiserie Tea Cannister Shop Fittings
A Rare Pair of Luxury Chinoiserie Tea Cannister Shop Fittings
$8,900
Description
A rare pair of large-scale tea cannisters with wooden lids over rounded tin bodies each elaborately decorated with bucolic scenes of a pair of figures in Chinese dress in a garden, with side panels of flower sprays and butterflies on a geometric painted ground. Primary colors are gold on faded reddish pink. Back portion of one lid a later replacement. Originally shop display fittings from a luxury goods and tea merchant such as Fortnum and Mason. English, circa 1860.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 19 × 22 × 29.5 in |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good antique condition |
| Country | England |
| Material | Tin with wooden lids |
| Period | circa 1860 |
