C1890 Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Tea Caddy

C1890 Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Tea Caddy. A very nice looking Qing Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Tea Caddy in good condition from the late 19th century. The tea caddy is brick shaped and each side is decorated with a meandros border, within which are pictures of flowers. The top has an unglazed raised neck over which fits a pewter lid.

The lid has an inner lid that would have house a cork stopper. On the base is a symbol signature that slightly resembles a rat.

There is also a red wax seal that has been applied by the Chinese authorities, to allow its export. The seal or'Jian Ding' is issued by the Cultural Relics Bureau and varies from area to area. This particular one is the export approval seal mark from Tianjin. According to Chinese law: Anything made before 1949 is considered a'cultural relic and cannot be taken out of the country without a government seal and/or an officially shopped receipt. Size: 7.5 x 7.3 x 16.5 cm (3 x 3 x 6 ½ inches) Weight: 449 g.

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_gsrx_vers_1271 GS 8.3.4 (1271). The item "C1890 Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Tea Caddy" is in sale since Thursday, January 28, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Pots". The seller is "parade-antiques" and is located in Plymouth. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.

Product: Tea Caddy
Sub-Type: Blue and White
Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
Age: 1850-1899
Region of Origin: Chinese
Original/Repro: Antique Original
Chinese Dynasty: Qing (1644-1911)
Features: Signed