Name: Tea flask - Flask - Silver
Brand: Tea flask

Dési van Rhee

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Hexagonal Chinese sterling silver tea caddy dating to the late 19th / early 20th century (Late Qing Dynasty / Republic period).

DENT present in the last photo.

Retailer/craftsman’s mark ("K.C.") and a Chinese character indicating pure/sterling silver.

On the side of the stopper: an engraved monogram in a Western style, typically late-Victorian from the late 19th / early 20th century.

Indicating that the item was ordered and produced for a Western customer.

Above the stopper: a monogram meaning "tea" indicating the container’s function.

caddy da tè esagonale in argento sterling cinese, risalente alla fine del XIX/inizio del XX secolo (periodo Tarda Dinastia Qing / Repubblica).

PRESENTE AMMACCATURA IN ULTIMA FOTO

punzone del rivenditore/artigiano ( "K.C.") e carattere cinese che indica l'argento puro/sterling. 

Sul lato del tappo: monogramma cifrato in stile occidentale, tipicamente tardo-vittoriano di fine ottocento/ inizio Novecento. 
Indica che l'oggetto è stato ordinato e prodotto per un occidentale.

Sopra il tappo: monogramma che singnifica "tè" ad indicare la funzione del contenitore.


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Tea flask - Flask - Silver

China -   - Circa 1900 Qing dynasty (Manchu China) (1692-1911)

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Hexagonal sterling silver tea caddy from China, circa 1900 (late Qing/Republic period), weighing 190 g with dimensions 12 × 7 × 7 cm, featuring a KC maker’s mark and Chinese purity character, a Western-style monogram on the lid, and a monogram above the cap indicating its tea function, in good used condition with minor signs of age.

Tea flask - Flask - Silver

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