American Ship Tea Caddy & Tea Bowl #7610 SOLD
Two fine examples of Chinese export porcelain made for the early American market, these two teawares are each hand-painted with three-masted ships with their sails furled, and each flying two American flags of the early republic. The 5″ dome-shouldered tea caddy with a minute line to the neck sealed; the 3 1/2″ diameter teabowl with three hairlines sealed, otherwise all in very good condition. The caddy with a Marchant/London sticker of the bottom. Circa 1800. The caddy SOLD, the tea bowl still available