A pair of silver-mounted blue and white tea caddies, 18th-19th century. Photo Bonhams.

Each of the rectangular shaped vessels standing on four short scroll-shaped corner feet and painted all over with a dense design of scrolling lotus, with English silver mounts and covers by Phipps and Robinson, London, ca. 1812. 17.8cm (7in) high (4). Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,400 - 3,700)

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. 4 Mar 2014, San Francisco - www.bonhams.com