A CHINESE SILVER TEA CADDY
A CHINESE SILVER TEA CADDY
by De Cheng Lou, Qingdao, Shandong Province, the quatrefoil body with a pull-off cover, the cover and shoulders engraved with Key patterns and characters, and the sides chased with figures and dragons chasing a flaming pearl. 11cm high, 9.5cm long, 5.9 troy ounces
Elstob Auctioneers is grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
The cover is extremely tight fitting. There is a dent at one end at the edge of the base, which has caused two very small holes.
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A CHINESE SILVER TEA CADDY
by De Cheng Lou, Qingdao, Shandong Province, the quatrefoil body with a pull-off cover, the cover and shoulders engraved with Key patterns and characters, and the sides chased with figures and dragons chasing a flaming pearl. 11cm high, 9.5cm long, 5.9 troy ounces
Elstob Auctioneers is grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
The cover is extremely tight fitting. There is a dent at one end at the edge of the base, which has caused two very small holes.
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Time, Location
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