Chinese Tea Canister

A pair of Chinese tea canisters converted to lamps in the early 20th C.

A Chinese black and gilt tea canister of large size decorated with Chinese characters, foliate trim and the number "13".

Black tea canister table lamp mounted on a giltwood base featuring different social scenes and brass hardware. Made by Frederick Cooper of Chicago, IL. from an early 1900s tea canister.

A well-decorated pair of Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting figures in a garden setting, one marked "12" the other "21", circa 1875.

Striking large set of 3 antique metal hand painted Chinese tea canisters having wonderful graphic decoration.

This vintage Chinese tea canister is crafted in the style of Republic Era (1912–1949) tea accessories, when pewter was favored for its malleability and soft, silvery sheen.

A very fine pair of red Chinese tea canisters now as lamps, numbered 3 and 4 respectively, each with gilt fretwork banding enclosing a polychrome Chinoiserie vignette related to the...

This petite wooden bucket is an early 20th century Chinese tea canister attributed to the Miao people of southern China.

An attractive pair of nineteenth century Chinese export tole blue and gilt painted tea canisters depicting figures of scholars flanked by Chinese characters and foliate decoration.

It measures 33.5"H x 12"W. 4) Chinese tea canister lamp. It measures 25"H x 13"W.

This finely crafted early 20th century tea canister may have once held the highest quality tea leaves grown in China’s highlands.

A pair of 19th Century Chinese export tole peinte tea canisters.

A Chinese export tea canister made for the Rington’s Tea Company, circa 1930, model #B85, in the blue Willow pattern, retaining its original porcelain lid.

18th Century Chinese Export porcelain tea canister with silver stopper, decorated in the Imari style.

Chinese blue and white tea canister now mounted as a lamp.

This early 20th century pewter tea canister continues a tradition of tea preparation that has been an important part of Chinese culture for at least a thousand years.

Distinctive Chinese incised brass tea canister or tea caddy table lamp.

A lidded jar of this scale would have originally been used to store bushels of tea leaves. This contemporary example is hand painted with a cherry blossom motif representing feminine...

Canisters made into lamps. Wood base with bronze mounts.

A pair of Chinese export tea canisters decorated with robed figured, now mounted as lamps

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Tea Lidded Canisters.

Unusual form with new shade and fixture plus wiring.

A very impressive pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white tea canisters, each depicting classical Chinese scenes of boats on a lake, mountains in the back ground, temples, bridge...

A well-decorated pair of 19th century Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting figures in a garden setting, one marked 12 the other 21.

Of cylindrical form with incurved top; elaborately decorated with a central cartouche enclosing a Mandarin figure leaning against tea chests set above the number 11, flanked by pseud...

Mid-19th century Chinese Export papier mache round tea canister box.

Chinoiserie themed tea canister in Chinese red with gilded decoration.

Vintage Frederick Cooper Chinese canister ginger jar or tea caddy table lamp featuring etched octagonal brass body with dogwood floral and bird motif.

A highly decorative green ground and gilt decorated sheet metal (toleware) tea canister. Of cylindrical form with incurved top, elaborately decorated with a central cartouche encl...

A highly decorative scarlet red ground and gilt decorated sheet metal (toleware) tea canister. Of Hexagonal form with concave neck and rounded lid, elaborately decorated with a cent...

A pair of early 19th century tea canisters decorated with red Chinese script and gilt foliate designs, now converted as lamps Please note: Lampshades not included.

19th Century Chinese export tole tea canister, mounted as a table lamp.

The subject of this Kangxi Blue and White porcelain tea canister is a scholar in relaxation. This kind of scholarly motif has been a time-honored subject in Chinese decorative arts.

A pair of large oval English tole tea canisters with hand painted and stenciled decoration on a red ground with gilt reserve, the center panel having a Chinese figure on a gilt groun...

A robust pair of English chinoiserie style Chinese-red painted tole tea canister lamps; each painted canister adorned overall with painted figures amid a gilded and painted landscape...

19th century Chinese Export painted tole tea canister transformed into a lamp

Pair of 1870s Chinese tea canisters that where made into oversized lamps.

A Chinese export black and gilt decorated tole tea canister depicting two courtly gentlemen flanked by columns, the opposite side with stylized Chinese characters, now mounted with a...

Stylish Chinese porcelain tea canister style table lamp featuring a gilt painted Asian themed decoration and a hexagon shape.

This finely made pewter tea canister was made during the early 1900s in Guangdong, China, which was considered by many scholars to be the birthplace of tea.

This finely crafted tea canister may have once held the highest quality tea leaves grown in China’s highlands.

19th Century tole tea tin or canister made into a lamp with a custom fitted wooden base. The height is adjustable.

Chinese blue and white hand-painted ceramic octagonal tea canisters with lids.

Highly decorated pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded jars in the form of square tea canisters.

Beautiful Asian tea canister converted into a lamp. Great addition to your Chinoiserie inspired interiors and table tops.

Each of cylindrical form with corresponding domed caps decorated with broad gilt banding; the shoulders centering plain gilt shields and a thin gilt band, the bodies with a front pan...

With distress (delicious if you like distress) finish. Bright and colorful decoration to the canister. Now mounted as lamp. Sturdy and sound with extensive wear to finish. Paint l...

Vintage Chinese cloisonne enamel small tea caddy or canister featuring red and yellow flowers with blue birds on a turquoise ground.

Decorative and well done pair of large vintage painted wood tea canister form lamps . The deep green background is painted with Chinoiserie style gilt paint decoration with roosters,...

Vintage Chinese Export Chinoiserie tea canister by Wildwood Lamp Co., USA c. 1960's.

Matching pair of English chinoiserie style tole tea canister table lamps. Lidded rectangular forms with gilt and red painted Asian scenes over a black ground. Mounted on square plint...

Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded tea caddies hand painted with poppies and assorted flowers.

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...

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...

Octagonal form with Asian figures! Great old paint.

An exceptionally fine early regency Chinese black lacquer chinoiserie box, English, circa 1800. Likely originally a candy box, this piece reflects the period’s elegant fascination wi...

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...

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...

A black lacquered tea caddy. Great decoration and has interior compartment.

19th C. Victorian England. 19th c., England, a rare pair of very large gilt, polychrome and black painted metal tea cannisters. These Victorian tole tea canisters are stunning exampl...

Hand painted with chinoiserie motif. Original inserts with etching.

Hand-crafted in China for the European market, this Asian-style English black lacquered octagonal hinged tea caddy features a decorative stenciled motif of pagodas and foliage in gil...

A two Chinese export lacquered tea caddys for The English Market. With two fitted pewter canisters on the interior. Together with a Chinese export lacquered box with remnants of gilt...