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A Chinese, Qianlong, tea canister and cover painted in Bayreuth in the workshop of J.F. Metzsch, circa 1745 image 1
A Chinese, Qianlong, tea canister and cover painted in Bayreuth in the workshop of J.F. Metzsch, circa 1745 image 2
A Chinese, Qianlong, tea canister and cover painted in Bayreuth in the workshop of J.F. Metzsch, circa 1745 image 3
Lot 48

A Chinese, Qianlong, tea canister and cover painted in Bayreuth in the workshop of J.F. Metzsch, circa 1745

1 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£700 - £900

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A Chinese, Qianlong, tea canister and cover painted in Bayreuth in the workshop of J.F. Metzsch, circa 1745

Ovoid lobed form with gilt moulded scrollwork footrim, painted with a continuous scene of elegant figures and buildings by a harbour, 13.2cm high, 'No. 28' in red (2)

Footnotes

Provenance
With Robert McPherson Antiques, 2014

Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, Vol.2, 2021, p.254

The scene is after an engraving by the Augsburg engraver, Melchior Küsel, published in two series in 1681 and 1682 after Johann Wilhelm Baur.

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Condition is not specified in the lot cataloguing. Please request a condition report.

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