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Chinese Tea Canister

Striking Set 3 Large Antique Colorful Handpainted Chinese Metal Tea Canisters
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking large set of 3 antique metal hand painted Chinese tea canisters having wonderful graphic
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Jars

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Metal

Pair of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Tea Canisters Table Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
tea canisters converted into table lamps. The two canister are almost a pair, color and design is a
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Qing Dynasty Chinese export twin canister tea caddy / decorative table box
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Tea Caddies

Materials

Pewter

Chinoiserie Tôle Large Tea Canisters with Chinese Figures
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinoiserie Tôle Large Tea Canisters with Chinese Figures, Chinese Calligraphy and a Chocolate
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Jars

Materials

Metal

Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mandarin figure leaning against tea chests set above the number 11, flanked by pseudo-Chinese characters
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Weighted Tea Canister Dual Lights Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Weighted Tea Canister mounted as Table Lamp with Original
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of 19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Tea Canister Dual Lights Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 19th century parcel gilt and ebonized tea canister mounted as table lamps with original
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Table Lamps Vintage Circa 1950’s
By Frederick Cooper
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Lamps. Vintage Chinese Export Chinoiserie tea canister by Frederick Cooper Co., USA c. 1950's. Lamp has
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

A large, 19th Century Chinese porcelain (Powder Blue) square-form tea canister
Located in London, GB
An attractive square-form Chinese porcelain tea jar dating from the 19th Century. (With later
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinoiserie Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Classic chinese export tea canisters made into lamps with decadent but worn vintage custom shades.
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Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

Chinoiserie Painted Metal Tea Canister with Gilt Details
Located in Austin, TX
A Chinoiserie painted and lidded metal tea canister with gilt decorations on a bright red ground
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Early 20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Gilt Metal

Pair of Large 19th Century Pewter Chinese Tea Cannisters
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
A pair of large graphic sculptural octagonal Chinese tea caddies, or canisters, topped with deep
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Metalwork

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Pewter

A Pair of Chinese Tea Canisters Converted to Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese tea canisters converted to lamps in the early 20th C. Beautiful painted figures
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

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Tôle

Chinese Tea Canister Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese black and gilt tea canister of large size decorated with Chinese characters, foliate trim
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Chinese Tea Canister Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Black tea canister table lamp mounted on a giltwood base featuring different social scenes and
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Tin

Pair of Dark Green Gilt Decorated Chinese Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-decorated pair of Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting
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Antique 1870s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf, Tin

Outstanding Pair of Red Tole Tea Canisters Mounted as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very fine pair of red Chinese tea canisters now as lamps, numbered 3 and 4 respectively, each
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

Good Pair of Chinese Export Blue and Gilt Painted Tea Canisters
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive pair of nineteenth century Chinese export tole blue and gilt painted tea canisters
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Paint

Selection of Asian Influenced Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
) Asian influenced brass vase lamp. It measures 33.5"H x 12"W. 4) Chinese tea canister lamp. It measures
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Tin

Chinese Tea Leaf Canister
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely crafted early 20th century tea canister may have once held the highest quality tea
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Pewter

Chinese Tea Leaf Canister
Chinese Tea Leaf Canister
H 13 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Pair of Chinese export tea canisters
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of 19th Century Chinese export tole peinte tea canisters.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Rington’s Tea Canister, Chinese Willow Pattern, B85
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Chinese export tea canister made for the Rington’s Tea Company, circa 1930, model #B85, in the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Canister
Located in Montreal, QC
18th Century Chinese Export porcelain tea canister with silver stopper, decorated in the Imari
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Silver

Chinese blue and white tea canister lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese blue and white tea canister now mounted as a lamp.
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Tea Leaf Canister
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century pewter tea canister continues a tradition of tea preparation that has been
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Jars

Materials

Pewter

Chinese Incised Brass Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese incised brass tea canister or tea caddy table lamp. Features an octagonal
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20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chinese Blue and White Tea Leaf Canister
Located in Chicago, IL
A lidded jar of this scale would have originally been used to store bushels of tea leaves. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Jars

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Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Export Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Canisters made into lamps. Wood base with bronze mounts.
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Pair of Chinese Export Hexagonal Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Chinese export tea canisters decorated with robed figured, now mounted as lamps
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Tea Canisters
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Tea Lidded Canisters.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual form with new shade and fixture plus wiring.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Tea Canisters
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white tea canisters, each depicting
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Antique Early 1800s Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Green and Gold Chinese Export Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-decorated pair of 19th century Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Tole Tea Canister Lamp
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century tole tea canister, now mounted as a lamp base and decorated with gilded Chinese
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal

Antique Tole Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Norwalk, CT
Chinoiserie themed tea canister in Chinese red with gilded decoration. Nice scale; wonderful patina.
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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

Polished Brass Inlaid Pewter Tea Canister Lamp
Located in London, GB
An early twentieth century polished brass inlaid pewter tea canister of square form as a lamp base
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century Blue and White Tea Canister
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century blue and white glazed tea canister of octagonal form
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vtg Frederick Cooper Chinese Chinoiserie Etched Brass Tea Caddy Canister Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper Chinese canister ginger jar or tea caddy table lamp featuring etched
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Export Green Painted & Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Chinoiserie
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly decorative green ground and gilt decorated sheet metal (toleware) tea canister. Of
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Antique 19th Century British Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Tôle

19th Century Chinese Export Red Painted & Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Chinoiserie
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly decorative scarlet red ground and gilt decorated sheet metal (toleware) tea canister. Of
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Antique 19th Century British Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Tôle

Pair of Regency Tea Canisters with Chinese Script, Now as Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century tea canisters decorated with red Chinese script and gilt foliate
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

Kangxi Blue and White Tea Canister with Brass Fittings
Located in Katonah, NY
The subject of this Kangxi Blue and White porcelain tea canister is a scholar in relaxation. This
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Antique Early 1700s Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique English Red Tole and Gilt Tea Canister Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A pair of large oval English tole tea canisters with hand painted and stenciled decoration on a red
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Robust Pair of English Chinoiserie Style Red Painted Tole Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A robust pair of English chinoiserie style Chinese-red painted tole tea canister lamps; each
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Antique Early 1900s English Chinoiserie Table Lamps

19th century Chinese Export Tole Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Chinese Export painted tole tea canister transformed into a lamp
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Pair of 1870s Chinese Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1870s Chinese tea canisters that where made into oversized lamps. Beautiful brass accents
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Antique 1870s Table Lamps

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Wood

Chinese Export Tea Canister now as Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese export black and gilt decorated tole tea canister depicting two courtly gentlemen flanked
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Tea Leaf Canister
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely made pewter tea canister was made during the early 1900s in Guangdong, China, which was
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20th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Pewter

Tea Leaf Canister
Tea Leaf Canister
H 12 in Dm 9.5 in
Chinese Porcelain Tole Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish Chinese porcelain tea canister style table lamp featuring a gilt painted Asian themed
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

Tea Leaf Canister
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely crafted tea canister may have once held the highest quality tea leaves grown in China
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20th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Nickel

Tea Leaf Canister
Tea Leaf Canister
H 13 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century tole tea tin or canister made into a lamp with a custom fitted wooden base. The
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

Tea Canister Lamp
Tea Canister Lamp
H 27 in W 9 in D 11 in
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Octagonal Tea Canisters
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chinese blue and white hand-painted ceramic octagonal tea canisters with lids. Dimensions: 8.75
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Tea Canisters
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Highly decorated pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded jars in the form of square tea
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Asian Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Asian tea canister converted into a lamp. Great addition to your Chinoiserie inspired
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Asian Tea Canister Lamp
Asian Tea Canister Lamp
H 30 in W 11 in D 11 in
Late Regency Chinoiserie Decorated Tole Tea Canister
Located in Nashville, TN
canister. Now mounted as lamp. Sturdy and sound with extensive wear to finish. Paint loss to the
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Table Lamps

Pair of Chinese Export Midnight Blue and Gilt-Tole Tea Canister Lamps
Located in New York, NY
elaborately dressed Chinese courtly lady, on one, and gentleman, the other, standing in a lush garden of rocks
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Vintage Chinoiserie Wood Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Decorative and well done pair of large vintage painted wood tea canister form lamps . The deep
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Blue Floral Tea Caddy Canister Trinket Jar Stamp Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Chinese cloisonne enamel small tea caddy or canister featuring red and yellow flowers with
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Metalwork

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Brass, Enamel

Vintage 1960's Chinoiserie Metal Tea Canister Lamp
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese Export Chinoiserie tea canister by Wildwood Lamp Co., USA c. 1960's. Lamp has one
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Brass, Tin

Pair of Chinoiserie Decorated Tole Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Matching pair of English chinoiserie style tole tea canister table lamps. Lidded rectangular forms
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Tea Caddies or Canisters
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded tea caddies hand painted with poppies and assorted
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Jars

Materials

Porcelain

English Black and Gilt-Decorated Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Of cylindrical form; decorated with a large gilt and red letter "A" and gilt fretwork banding, on a black ground. Later mounted as a lamp with brass double bulb sockets and adjustabl...
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20th Century English Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of English Regency Green Chinoiserie Tôle Peinte Tea Canisters Mounted
Located in Nashville, TN
and use factors. Charming distress. The canister is 18 inches tall but 23 inches to top of socket
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Table Lamps

Mid-19th Century English Tole Spice or Tea Canister, Now as a Lamp
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderfully decorated mid-19th century English Tole Spice/Tea Canister, now as a Lamp. This tea
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

Pair of Asian Ornate Tooled Leather Over Tole Tea Canisters Mounted as Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Asian decorated Tooled Leather Over Tole Tea Canisters Mounted as Lamps in great vintage
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20th Century East Asian Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Victorian Red and Gold Tole Tea Canister Lamps with Black Card Shades - A Pair
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th c., England, a pair of gilt and red enameled sheet metal tea canister table lamps
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

measure list Petite Vintage Asian Tea Caddy Lamp Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Distinctive small Chinese brass tea canister or tea caddy shape table lamp. Features an octagonal
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Tea Canister Lamp- Rare Rust Color
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual color reddish brown antique Chinese tea canister decorated with a gilt Asian figure and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

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19th Century Chinese Canton Export Lacquered Giltwood Tea Caddy on Shishi Feet
Located in Haarlem, NL
Clover or quartreform shaped mid-19th century Chinese canton export tea caddy in gold lacquered wood on a black background. Decorated with palace scenes animated with figures engage...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Pewter

19th Century Antique Gilt Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with two pewters with 4 foots, the gilt body decorated with panels of landscapes, two pewters with covers, one pewter lead ring br...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Lacquer

Pair Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Lamps w/ Dragon Motif 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Blue and White Chinese porcelain lamps with Dragon Motif on gilded bases. 20th Century.
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated all over beautifully with intricate designs and images of ancient Chinese people and structures.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese for the English market, 19th century. A fine quality antique Chinese export tea caddy decorated with beautiful gilding surfaces, a hinged lid which opens to reveal a tooled ...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Gilt Tole Tea Canisters
Located in New York, NY
Set of three, English, 19th century tole canisters with painted and gilt finish, original patina. 18" height, 10.5" width of base.  
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Gilt Tole Tea Canisters
Gilt Tole Tea Canisters
H 18 in Dm 10.5 in
19th Century Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted with chinoiserie motif. Original inserts with etching.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Zinc

19th Century Chinese Tea Caddy
19th Century Chinese Tea Caddy
H 5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer tea caddy. Hexagonal shape with floral chased pewter covered caddies detailed in gold and black. there are 3 dra...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century 14.25‘’ Large Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated beautifully all over with intricate designs and images of ancient Chinese people on the top.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Gilt Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with a key, the rectangular-section body decorated with panels of landscapes and patterned decoration throughout retains original ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Gilt Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with pewter and a key, the rectangular-section body decorated with dragons, a very beautiful piece. See more pictures, measures: 7...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Lacquer

Mid 19th century Chinese export hand painted tea caddy
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid 19th century handpainted Chinese export tea caddy. This tea Caddy stands on four hand carved miniature foo dog sculpted feet. This tea caddy has its original pewter lin...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

19th Century a Unique Gilt Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century golden black lacquer Chinese tea caddy with pewter and a key, the special shape body decorated with hand paint courtyard, a very beautiful piece. See more pictures, meas...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
Middle 19th century Chinese Export double lacquer tea caddy on stand from the Qing dynasty. octagonal form with hinged lid ,divided interior with metal caddies , mounted on conformi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Gold Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese gold lacquer tea caddy container from the Qing Dynasty. Unique shape, hard to find.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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Chinese Tea Canister For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese tea canister you’re looking for. A Chinese tea canister — often made from metal, ceramic and porcelain — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the Chinese tea canister you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese tea canister, those designed in Hollywood Regency and Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one Chinese tea canister that is appealing in its simplicity, but Frederick Cooper produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chinese Tea Canister?

A Chinese tea canister can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $9,626.
Questions About Chinese Tea Canister
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese tea table is a piece of furniture traditionally used in China for preparing and serving tea. It usually held a pump for drawing water and a basin for washing teacups and pots. The top doubled as a surface for resting teacups in between sips. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Chinese tea tables.