Set of Six English Chinoiserie Black and Gilt-Painted English Tole Tea Canisters
Mid 19th Century
Each of cylindrical form with domed lid, elaborately decorated in vibrant polychrome with Mandarin figures in brightly-colored dress in exotic landscape settings, set between broad gilt fretwork banding; bearing cartouche inscribed with letters and numbers to denote type of tea inside; stamped on verso with variating seals for "Parnall & Sons, LTD, Bristol" who traded between 1840 and 1860.
Dimensions:
Height: 17 x Width: 9.5 x Depth: 9.5 inches
Condition
Overall good condition with minor cracks, losses, and rubbing to gilding and painted surfaces; a few with minor pitting
Condition
Overall good condition with minor cracks, losses, and rubbing to gilding and painted surfaces; a few with minor pitting
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