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Pair of Beautifully Painted Tea Canisters Mid C19th
Duke Antiques and Interiors
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Pair of Beautifully Painted Tea Canisters Mid C19th

19th century
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PAIR OF BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED TEA CANISTERS MID C19th

Perfect to convert into table lamps.

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Duke Antiques and Interiors has dated these Antique Painted Tea Canisters to the 19th Century.

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PAIR OF BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED TEA CANISTERS MID C19th

Perfect to convert into table lamps.

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Duke Antiques and Interiors has dated these Antique Painted Tea Canisters to the 19th Century.

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A pair of red mid-19th century cylindrical metal tea canisters featuring gilt Greek key borders and hand-painted oval chinoiserie vignettes.
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Archive I A pair of red mid-19th century cylindrical metal tea canisters featuring gilt Greek key borders and hand-painted oval chinoiserie vignettes.

Pair of Beautifully Painted Tea Canisters Mid C19th

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Duke Antiques and Interiors
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A pair of red mid-19th century cylindrical metal tea canisters featuring gilt Greek key borders and hand-painted oval chinoiserie vignettes.
PAIR OF BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED TEA CANISTERS MID C19th
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A pair of red mid-19th century cylindrical metal tea canisters featuring gilt Greek key borders and hand-painted oval chinoiserie vignettes.
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Japanned tea canisters emerged in the 18th and 19th centuries as decorative containers designed to store dried tea leaves. Influenced by East Asian lacquerware, European makers developed toleware techniques using painted tinplate finished with dark or vibrant varnishes and hand-painted chinoiserie decoration.

These canisters were primarily crafted from folded sheet iron or tinplate, sealed with solder. The exterior surfaces were primed, painted in rich pigments such as red lacquer or vermilion, and decorated using oil-based paints and gold leaf accents.

Authentic pieces display signs of age, including natural surface craze, gentle oxidisation around unpainted metal edges, and hand-applied brushwork rather than printed transfers. Construction markers include hand-soldered seams, fitted pull-off lids, and light unevenness in the metal body.

A pair of painted tea canisters adds rich colour and historical structure when arranged symmetrically on a sideboard, mantelpiece, or open kitchen shelving. They function well alongside dark timber, polished brass accents, and neutral ceramics.

Dust gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth to prevent flaking paint. Avoid water, liquid detergents, or abrasive cleaners, as moisture causes corrosion on exposed iron, and solvents damage original painted gilding.
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