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Description:
Ref: 893TC   http://hygra.com/box/893TC 
Antique Chinese export lacquer tea chest decorated with two colours of gold depicting scenes of Oriental life opening to  a single compartment containing two lidded pewter tea canisters with supplementary inner lids, the whole chest standing on feet in the form of stylized bats. Circa 1835.

Origin: Canton, China;  Circa: 1835; Materials: Gold decorated lacquer on wood; pewter liners.

Size: 25 cm wide by 18.5 cm by 15 cm:   9.8 inches wide by  7.3 inches by   6 inches.

Condition: good overall; working lock and key; see images; As each person has different criteria and antiques by their very nature have wear  please enlarge the images and ask for extra information as needed. 

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