Stunning C. 1800 Very Fine Chinese Export (Canton) Lacquered Tea Caddy citrus reamer 3 7/8" l x 2

3 7/8" l x 2 7/8" t

but what a pair to cheer up the kitchen and the table

so am calling them a pair

but my love for this is for the fact that the sculptural wood “hook” looks just like a horse’s head

dates to the 1930s or 40s

Stunning C. 1800 Very Fine Chinese Export (Canton) Lacquered Tea Caddy citrus reamer 3 7/8" l x 2Its not too often that I buy a piece of Asian lacquerware, but this early 19th c. hand painted Chinese export tea caddy struck me as so fine and so lovely that I could not resist. And, since finding it, I found a very very similar one listed sold on 1st Dibs for $6000, albeit containing its original pewter canisters inside. The exterior is decorated overall in black lacquer with fantastic finely hand painted gilt floriate pattern all over plus tiny