Lacquer Tea Caddy

A very rare English Regency period chinoiserie style black lacquer box, exquisitely gilt-decorated with whimsical oriental motifs. England, early 19th century. Why we like it A cha...

He also wrote his kao in red lacquer in the inside of the tea caddy's lid.

Inside the lid is an abbreviated signature (kao) in red by the 15th head (iemoto) of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, Hounsai (1923), who also inscribed inside the lid of the wooden...

The inside is coated with silver powder. Rims in gold lacquer. The tea caddy is signed on the bottom in gold: Kinsa-zukuri ('Made by Kinsa').

Chinese lacquer tea caddy

A Chinese export lacquer tea caddy The octagonal box decorated with birds in landscapes, the cover with a pair of peacocks and other birds Containing a pewter caddy, the co...

Beautiful 18th century Chinese export lacquered tea caddy in an octagonal shape with gilt chinoiserie decoration and cast gilded paw feet.

Tea caddy finished in polished black lacquer, decorated with bamboo grass in gold lacquer with inlaid silver dewdrops; the interior in silver lacquer.

Excellent tea caddy (natsume) made by the 7th Ippyosai, Ippyo Eizo (1942).

A 19th century hinged, painted tea caddy with fine gold tracery filled with color: reds, black greens and blue black. A highly decorative surface in excellent vintage condition. Inte...

Black lacquer decorated Victorian tea caddy, the well and the back lined with red velvet; the two mahogany tea canisters are removable.

Painted Lacquered Black Mache Tea Caddy 1880

The lacquered surface of black and brown, with merging orange yellows and red colors all merge into the design of this tea caddy.

A Chinese export lacquer tea caddy of shaped outline decorated oval and circular figural reserve, the interior fitted with two putter canisters, all on winged dragon feet.

A good quality China trade gold and red lacquer tea caddy retaining its original engraved lidded pewter inserts, the exterior elaborately decorated overall with figures, flowers and ...

A fine Chinese export black and gilt lacquered tea caddy of oblong octagonal form with ivory-knopped lids and covers, set on mythical bat feet, decorated with panels of figures befor...

A bold and wild vintage Japanese lacquer tea caddy, Tsugaru nuri natsume, Heisei Era, circa 1990's, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

A refined Japanese lacquer tea caddy, natsume, with a maki-e design of soaking cart wheels, Showa Era, circa 1960's, Japan.

An elegant and refined Japanese lacquer tea caddy, natsume, with a design of feathers, Showa Period, mid 20th century, Japan.

A papier mache tea caddy. It has all its parts.

A Chinese export octagonal form tea caddy retaining its original pewter liner, the exterior beautifully decorated overall with figures of men and women in an elaborate garden setting...

English Japanned black lacquered tea caddy with gilt figural landscape scenes, removable interior chased decorative pewter tea bins, original ivory knobs , lids, and terminating on ...

Featuring intricate chinoiserie lacquer decoration, the caddy retains all three original lacquer tea canisters, making it an exceptionally rare find.

China trade lacquer tea caddy with gilt decoration on a black ground, carved feet and original pewter interior caddies.

Gilt lacquer Chinese tea caddy Chinese export lacquer tea caddy on dragon feet from the Qing dynasty.

Chinese, 19th century. Chinese lacquer and gilt decorated melon form tea caddy chest or box.

Wonderful 19th century black lacquered wood and silver plated octagonal shape Chinese Chinoiserie Tea Caddy.

Chinese Export lacquer double tea caddy chest, circa 1840. A large rectangular-shaped footed tea chest with canted corners.

A fine Chinese export tea caddy, the gilt decorated lacquered case in excellent condition opening to reveal 2 original pewter tea canisters with lids, all resting on carved stylized...

This technique was applied to many different forms and extremely popular in the 19th century, however, rare to find a tea caddy in this medium. The interior has two compartments wit...

19th Century Lacquered Chinoiserie Decorated Tea Caddy with Fitted Interior

A very elegant mid-19th century papier mache tea caddy, of bombe type form, having exceptional hand painted and inlaid decoration, the hinged top enclosing lidded compartments raised...

An attractive Chinese export gilt lacquer oval tea caddy decorated overall with black and gilt foliate designs, the interior with two engraved pewter canisters, the top with stylize...

In the Georgian era tea caddies were used in every wealthy home to hold and to keep their leaves fresh. During the 19th century some of the spices and leaves were extremely expensive...

A Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded lid Depicting Hever Castle, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded li...

English black lacquered Papier mache and mother of pearl inlaid hinged tea caddy with scalloped edge carvings, two lidded foil lined interior compartments, and resting on the origina...

Late 20th century black lacquer box with a rectangular body and pyramid shaped lid topped with a golden pineapple finial. Painted in gold with Asian water / landscapes with boats, pa...

Antique Chinese ebonized tea caddy features bevelled and scalloped lid with hand painted central medallion framed in Greek key patterning and edge bevel decorated with foliate border...

The motifs reflect the Oriental style, featuring figures, animals, and architectural structures in an outdoor landscape.The rectangular black lacquered papier-mâché tea caddy is a vi...

19th century Chinese lacquer tea caddy from the Qing dynasty. Beautiful golden and black color with intricate designs and images of the ancient Chinese.

19th century Chinese lacquer tea caddy from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated all over with intricate designs of ancient Chinese people and their environment.

19th century Chinese black lacquer tea caddy from the Qing dynasty decorated all-over with beautiful floral designs.

19th century large Chinese lacquer tea caddy from the Qing Dynasty. Extremely beautiful piece with unique long and large shape.

Large 19th century antique Chinese export gilt lacquer tea caddy with original painted tin inserts.

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Nineteenth century Chinese chinoiserie black lacquer tea caddy richly decorated in gold. The exterior shows delicate garden scenes with birds, flowers, and foliage painted with fine ...

An antique hand-painted Chinoiserie lacquer tea caddy, with Chinese artistic influences.

Japanese black lacquered representing figures entertaining themselves.

Chinese export tea caddy having rare silver lacquer and hand-painted polychrome figural landscape decoration on all sides and original chased pewter lined two-compartment interior, c...

It may be of further interest to note that the example in the V&A Collection has only two pewter canisters, whereas the tea caddy in our inventory is of a more complete nature, h...

English Regency Chinoiserie Black Lacquer and Gilt Tea Caddy. This tea caddy features romanticized Eastern landscapes with figures, birds, and foliage.

Fantastic dark silver lacquered cylindrical tea caddy (natsume) with a refined continuous silver and gold hiramaki-e (low-relief lacquer design) and takamaki-e (high-relief design) o...

19th century golden red lacquer Chinese tea caddy with pewter and a key, the special shape body decorated with hand paint , a very beautiful piece.

A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn...

Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

A charming Korean keyaki (Japanese elm), lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlaid personal accessory chest for a woman, Joseon Dynasty, early 19th century or earlier, Korea. The small ac...

Fabulous 10 panel coromandel lacquer 19th century Chinese Screen from Paris. Has beautifully detailed handpainted design with original casters and hinges. All in original condition. ...

Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...

An 18th/19th Century Chinese cinnabar circular box with multiple cartouches of Families. This is a marvelous piece with very fine details on the main top panel of the box. The top pa...

Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...

A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...

Here is a rare and unusual antique, Chinese vanity mirror presented in a turtle shell. The mirror is in a mahogany frame, expertly carved with lotus flowers and mounted in a carved m...

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...