A PAIR OF CHINESE HEXAGONAL-SECTION SOAPSTONE TEA CANISTERS AND COVERS FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY...

A PAIR OF CHINESE HEXAGONAL-SECTION SOAPSTONE TEA CANISTERS AND COVERS

FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

Each face intricately carved in shallow relief with figures, landscapes, flower sprays, fish and crustacea veneered on a pewter base, with traces of coloured pigments and gilding and raised on six stump feet, each cover with a crane roundel, together with a copy of A Tale of Three Cities by D S Howard, 14cm. (5)

Illustrated: D S Howard, A Tale of Three Cities, Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, p.162, no.209.