Canton China Tea Holder - Late Qing or Republic Period

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Tea Caddy with reverse hand-painted glass panels depicting a Chinese garden scene.

These caddies were made for export starting in … Read more Tea Caddy with reverse hand-painted glass panels depicting a Chinese garden scene.

These caddies were made for export starting in the early 1900s.
It is constructed of pewter alloy and glass.
The mark on the bottom indicates that this metalwork is from Chaozhou (southeast city of China). The workshop slogan is 銅順 (read right to left) or in English letters left to right "Shun Tong." The owner is touting their quality metalwork. See less