Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks & The Age of Oak - 1st October 2025
Lot 794
A VICTORIAN PAINTED TOLE TEA CANISTER
Estimate £300 - £400
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Description
A VICTORIAN PAINTED TOLE TEA CANISTER
19TH CENTURY
black, decorated in browns and gold with number '20', oval retail label 'Parnall & Sons Ltd' to rear, stamped with a letter 'B' to underside
44cm high, 24.5cm diameter
Catalogue Note
William Parnall set up his weights and measures manufactory in 1820 at Narrow Wine Street, Bristol and by the 1880s, having expanded into making retail equipment and fittings, his company became the largest shopfitting supplier in England.