Pair of Black-painted and Polychrome Decorated Tea Canisters

Description:

Pair of Black-painted and Polychrome Decorated Tea Canisters, probably England or France, 19th century, the circular covers on square canisters with swelled sides, each decorated on one side with a Chinese scene: one with a man on horseback, the other with a domestic view, numbered "7" and "8," respectively, within green ovals and flanked by gilt scrolls, ht. 15 1/2, wd. 10 in.
Estimate $200-300


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