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A Meissen Chinoiserie Hexagonal Tea Canister and A Cover, Circa 1725
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A Meissen Chinoiserie Hexagonal Tea Canister and A Cover, Circa 1725
painted with five standing full-length figures and one seated, the ridges and stepped shoulder with gilt bands, the flat cover gilt with a chinoiserie figure holding weighing scales, gilt numeral 10. to cover
Height 4 in.
10 cm
Catalogue note
Sotheby's Scientific Research department used noninvasive XRF for this lot to screen the green enamel for chromium, which was not detected.
Provenance
Property of a Private West Coast Collector
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A Meissen Chinoiserie Hexagonal Tea Canister and A Cover, Circa 1725
painted with five standing full-length figures and one seated, the ridges and stepped shoulder with gilt bands, the flat cover gilt with a chinoiserie figure holding weighing scales, gilt numeral 10. to cover
Height 4 in.
10 cm
Catalogue note
Sotheby's Scientific Research department used noninvasive XRF for this lot to screen the green enamel for chromium, which was not detected.
Provenance
Property of a Private West Coast Collector
Design 17/20: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
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1334 York Avenue
New York
New York
10021
United States
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