λ A FRENCH LOUIS PHILIPPE BIRD'S EYE MAPLE TEA CHEST

λ A FRENCH LOUIS PHILIPPE BIRD'S EYE MAPLE TEA CHEST

C.1840

marquetry inlaid with rosewood with scrolling leaves, the hinged lid inscribed 'Thé', the watered silk lined interior fitted with a pair of porcelain flasks and stoppers, flanking a canister, all gilt decorated on a green ground, the lids with panels of Chinese figures

16cm high, 32.2cm wide, 14.5cm

Provenance
Purchased from Christie's South Kensington, 'The Legend of Dick Turpin Part II', 14 March 2006, lot 684.

A Private Collection.