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A Rare Pair of Luxury Chinoiserie Tea Cannister Shop Fittings

Offered by: Yew Tree House

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.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good. Good antique condition
Creation Date:	1860
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	YEWTR00001824
Incollect Reference #:	747842

Dimensions

W.	22 in;	H.	29.5 in;	D.	19 in;
W.	55.88 cm;	H.	74.93 cm;	D.	48.26 cm;

Message from Seller:

Yew Tree House Antiques was launched in 1991, fueled by a passion for collecting the unexpected. Kevin Kleinbardt and Ahna Petersen, with independent backgrounds in furniture and art history respectively, joined forces to focus on pieces with a “soulfulness of character,” as Ahna likes to say.