ID 820027
Lot 302 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND EBONY TEA CADDY INSET WITH CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE PAINTINGS-ON-GLASS
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
THE PAINTINGS QING DYNASTY, THE TEA CADDY CIRCA 1770
The handled hinged top ornamented with checker-stringing and a later velvet backing, opening to a divided interior, inset to three sides with reverse paintings on glass of ladies and gentlemen in a landscape, the bottom right corner plaque replaced, lacking tea cannisters, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
6 in. (15 cm.) high, 11 1/2 in. (29 cm.) wide, 6 in. (15 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Marjorie Wiggin Prescott Collection; Christie's, New York, 31 January 1981, lot 75.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 8 March 1985, lot 51.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
The International Art Market, 3 March 1981, vol. XXI, no.3, p.54.
Exhibited
San Francisco, Asian Art Museum, A Curious Affair, the Fascination Between East and West, 17 June - 3 September 2006.
Fort Mason, San Francisco, The San Francisco Fall Antique Show, 24 - 31 October 2010.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
| Medium: | Glass, Mahogany, Wood |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Chests, Tea caddies |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Glass, Mahogany, Wood |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Chests, Tea caddies |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
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