Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy - 19th Century Vintage Throws All our silver jewellery is

All our silver jewellery is hand made in India

straight lines and open sides

cylindrical form

Warm Natural Sandstone Tones

Larger Tibetan prayer tables like this are sometimes called chog tri when used as offering tables and were often associated with high lamas and people of importance

Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy - 19th Century Vintage Throws All our silver jewellery isThis gilt Chinese Export tea caddy was made in the middle of the 19th century for wealthy members of the British Georgian upper class in the Qing dynasty. Tea caddies were particularly in fashion for wealthy members of high society who wanted to store their valuable and exotic teas. The detailed gilt black lacquer work was made using the maki e technique and required a high level of technical skill. Tea caddies were often gifts from traders and