Live Auction 2545500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets
A PAIR OF REGENCY SCARLET, GILT AND POLYCHROME DECORATED TEA CANNISTERS
Lot 327 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF BRUCE MC FADDEN AND THE MC FADDEN BROTHERS PARTNERSHIP

A PAIR OF REGENCY SCARLET, GILT AND POLYCHROME DECORATED TEA CANNISTERS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY, MOUNTED AS LAMPS

Closed19 April 2012

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USD 16,250

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A PAIR OF REGENCY SCARLET, GILT AND POLYCHROME DECORATED TEA CANNISTERS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, MOUNTED AS LAMPS
Each octagonal form, the lid with pseudo calligraphy above strapwork panels and Chinese figures, one numbered 8, the other 29 the sides and reverse undecorated
17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, excluding fitments

Specialist note

The matching pair to these tea cannisters was sold from the same owner, Christie's, New York, 19-20 October 2011, lot 579 ($32,000).