19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea CaddyAn exquisite Chinese export black lacquer tea caddy, finely decorated throughout with Oriental scenes, dragons and exotic ornaments. Qing dynasty, mid 19th century. Why we like it With all its exquisite decoration, this box is complete with its original brass handles and the finely chased paktong containers. Such luxurious items were popular in England during the height of fashion for oriental exoticism, called chinoiserie in Europe.

These super smart chairs will be a very chic addition to a classic

and is raised on four turned column supports upon carved splayed legs

and a single armchair sold Christie’s

lot 399 (£16

often with little or no decoration

early 20th Century

cluster columns

5 cm by 57 cm

superb quality and richly patinated

the original examples found at excavations at Pompeii or Herculaneum

27 November 2012

and sustains the head with its profuse and knotted hair as if it needed no sustaining