Pair of English Red Tole Peinte Tea Canister Lamps with Orientalist Landscapes

19th C. Victorian England. 19th c., England, a rare pair of very large gilt, polychrome and black painted metal tea cannisters. These Victorian tole tea canisters are stunning exampl...

20th c., a pair of Japanese Kutani style porcelain lidded jars, stamped on Porcelaine de Paris underside of foot. The mark indicates the piece was produced in the 1970's. The jars are decorated in deep orange, tangerine and gold motifs on a white background. On one side, both jars have matching decoration depicting a scroll showing a pastoral scene. On the other side, each jar has a seperate floral depiction; one including bamboo. Both are highly decorative. Founded 1773 by Jean-Baptiste Locre, Porcelaine de Paris, was one of the first manufactures to use the Chinese secret of porcelain. It immediately aimed for the luxury trade, selling to the Royal Courts of Europe. After surviving the French Revolution, Porcelaine de Paris steadily produced tableware as well as purely decorative pieces, receiving orders from all over Europe. Productivity was astonishing, creating one new model every day over 30 years! Around 1830, Jean-Marx Clauss, a German-born potter bought a building at Rue de la Pierre-Levee, where he took over Locre's activity. M. Achille Bloch...

Pair of English export Chinoiserie-style table lamps made of tole tea caddies mounted as lamps with brass hardware, hand painted with gold and black portraiture designs framed by flo...

Interesting pair of antique English painted tole chinoiserie tea can lamps. Very nice patina and a great decorative look! Wired and ready to go. Note: 28...