tea caddy

Lot 5048. An inscribed wucai tea caddy, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi-Kangxi period  (1644-1722); 8.8 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 94,500 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 inscribed with a poem which can be translated as, Clouds float by, where the verdant cliffs meets the sky. Build a reed hut, with not a penny spent. Draw water straight from the bucket, and simmer it for tea. And wake up to plum blossoms before my bed. Note: A... [Lire la suite]

Flemish tea caddy. Silver and mahogany. Tea boxes by Jacobus Vollaert and silver mounts by Jacobus Van Hoorebeke, Ghent, 1769. H 20 x W 23.5 cm. © d’Arschot & Cie Literature: ‘Magie de l'Orfèvrerie, Argenterie européenne de 1500 à 1850 dans les collections privées’, Pandora, 2000, Antwerp, n° 92.   Beaker with scenes depicting the life of Jacob. Engraved silver-gilt and polychrome enamel, Augsburg, 1710-1712. Silversmith: Elias Adam. Enamel by Johan Aufenwerth. H... [Lire la suite]

Tea caddy in shape of bucket with handle, Ming-Qing dynasty, 17th century, Jingdezhen Ware. High 8.8 Bore size 6.5 Bottom diameter 5.5. Gift of Mr. Matsushige Hirota, TG 2601 © 2004-2017 Tokyo National Museum.

Lot 1387. A blue and white silver-mounted tea caddy, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 18.5 cm. Estimated price €600 - €800. Result: €992. Courtesy Lempertz Of ovoid form, decorated in underglaze-blue with ladies in a fenced garden with banana trees. Apocryphal Chenghua four-character mark. Silver-mounting with the Dutch maker's mark of J. M. van Kempen & Zoon, Voorschoten and sword mark. Provenance: Private collection, Southern Germany Lempertz. Asian Art II China, Tibetan/Nepalese... [Lire la suite]

Joachim Kändler (1706-1775), Monkey Teapot, 1735, Meissen Porcelain with overglaze enamels. Height: 7 ¼ inches, AG1967.10.12. Cummer Museum of Art, Jacksonville, Florida  WEST PALM BEACH, FLA..- People around the world have been drinking tea for centuries. The beverage became the center of cultured social gatherings long ago, not to mention an industry influencing health and welfare. The role played by tea, especially in the upper echelons of society, has also had a profound influence on art as artists and... [Lire la suite]

Tea Caddy with Scenes from a Merchant's Journey, on a Purple Background. Meissen. Circa 1740. Photo Van Ham Porcelain, enriched in colours and in gilt. Smooth, rectangular form with a short, cyindrical neck. Purple background colour on all sides, with gold reserves containing scenes from a merchant's journey. Indian flowers on the flat shoulders of the caddy. Height 10,5cm. Condition A/B. Gold slightly rubbed on the edges. Missing lid. Crossed swords mark, gold painter's number 43, moulder's mark "./:" for Caspar... [Lire la suite]

A large polychrome lacquered sheet tea caddy, Italy or England, 19th ct.  photo Nagel Auktionen Signs of use and aging. H. 45 cm. Estimate 2200 € Nagel Auktionen. February 15th 2012. www.auction.de 

A Regency sarcophagus shaped tortoisehell tea caddy. Photo courtesy Bonhams With ivory ring side handles, fitted interior with glass mixing bowl, on ivory pad feet, 33cmcm wide, 16cm deep, 18cm high (12.5" wide, 6" deep, 7" high) - Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500 Bonhams. Pictures, Furniture, Tribal, European & Asian Works of Art, 7 Sep 2011, Oxford www.bonhams.com

A William IV tortoiseshell tea caddy. Photo courtesy Bonhams With pewter stringing, the hinged top of shaped outline enclosing twin lidded compartments, on bun feet, 20cm wide. Estimate: £500 - 600 Bonhams. Pictures, Furniture, Tribal, European & Asian Works of Art, 7 Sep 2011, Oxford www.bonhams.com

A 19th Century tortoiseshell tea caddy. Photo courtesy Bonhams Of pagoda form, the bow front inlaid with silver wire and mother-of-pearl, on short bum feet 20cm wide, 13cm deep, 15cm high (7.5" wide, 5" deep, 5.5" high) - Estimate: £600 - 900 Bonhams. Pictures, Furniture, Tribal, European & Asian Works of Art, 7 Sep 2011, Oxford www.bonhams.com