Tea caddy/ box - Porcelain - Guangxu (1875-1908)

Fine Chinese blue-and-white porcelain tea caddy, made in Jingdezhen during the Guangxu period (1875-1908). The vessel is decorated with a finely painted birds among flowers and branches. The base bears a four-character Kangxi mark. The marked silver mounting is a later Dutch addition, dating to the late 19th/early 20th century.

Condition: good, minor chips at the transition between the glaze and the unglazed foot and a small chip almost invisible restored at the foot rim (see photographs).

Origin: private Dutch collection

Dimensions: 21 cm (height) x 6,6 (ø foot) cm

This lot will be properly packed and sent insured with PostNL.