EARLY QIANLONG FAMILLE ROSE MANDARIN TEA CADDY

China, c1735-45

 

    

 

     

 

Very well painted in the Mandarin fashion with famille rose enamels and gilt, depicting two scenes of a Chinese man, 

woman and child in a garden pavilion, divided by cartouches of quail and peonies surrounded by gilt and grisaille

scrolling; applied gilt scroll cloud at footrim

  

Condition: Excellent, with minor restored nick at neck rim

  

4.25” High

  

SOLD

  

#5783