ID 1030972
Lot 151 | A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK, GILT AND POLYCHROME LACQUER TEA CHEST-ON-STAND
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 4 000
CANTON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The hinged lid opening to two massive engraved pewter tea cannisters with lids, the sides with carrying handles, the stand raised on castors, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
33 ¾ in. (85.7 cm.) high, 24 ¾ in. (62.9 cm.) wide, 16 in. (40.6 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Hotspur, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1984.
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Art style: | Regency |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Chests |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Art style: | Regency |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Chests |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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