Two tea caddies Tea caddy Tea caddy from 'Kanton enamel' with the arms of the De Wendt family, Rectangular tea caddy with a drum-shaped cap with the arms of the De Wendt family on the belly, decorated in blue, pink red, iron red, white and gold. An asymmetrical shield depicts a fleur-de-lis and a red rose or flower bud on a blue background. The helmet sign is also a fleur-de-lis and the cover consists of shell ornaments in rococo style and leaf work. On the rest of the tea canister are cartouches with flowering (peony) plants in Chinese style. On all sides is a decoration of leaf vines
Two tea caddies Tea caddy Tea caddy from 'Kanton enamel' with the arms of the De Wendt family, Rectangular tea caddy with a drum-shaped cap with the arms of the De Wendt family on the belly, decorated in blue, pink red, iron red, white and gold. An asymmetrical shield depicts a fleur-de-lis and a red rose or flower bud on a blue background. The helmet sign is also a fleur-de-lis and the cover consists of shell ornaments in rococo style and leaf work. On the rest of the tea canister are cartouches with flowering (peony) plants in Chinese style. On all sides is a decoration of leaf vines and four (half) flowers per side on a green-yellow background. On the top a decoration of leaf vines. The lid has a geometric pattern on the side and a flower on top., anonymous, China, c. 1750, Qianlong-period (1736-1795), copper (metal), h cm
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