Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Canton Export Lacquered Reverse Painted Tea Caddy
- Price realized
- $275
- Pre-sale estimate
- $300 – $500
- Hammer price
- $225
- Category
- Other Furniture
- Sold
- September 24, 2023
- Sale
- September "Once in a Lifetime" Auction Event - Day 3
Lot description
Chinese Export lacquered wood and reverse painted glass tea caddy, Canton, 19th c., housing a pewter and glass-sided tea canister with paper label inscribed "Port Canton, Port No. 356, Exhibitor Meps. Deacon & Co.," some cracking to lacquer
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.