Six Export Porcelain Tea Caddies

Description:

Six Export Porcelain Tea Caddies, China, late 18th/early 19th century, three with armorial crests, three with floral or landscape decoration, ht. to 6 in.
Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf.
Estimate $300-500

From left to right: 1) restoration to neck, large chip in the edge of the lid. 2) hairline crack in the neck, large chip on the edge of the lid. 3) large chip on on the neck, small chip on the edge of the lid. 4) restoration to the lid. 5) restoration to the lid. 6) restored chip on the neck with associated hairline crack, small chip on the inside of the lid.


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